Section: Radio Bulgaria (Bulgaria)
Foreign Minister Mitov hopes future agreement with Minsk to be strictly observed
Bulgarian Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov commented that there is serious hope that the agreement reached in Minsk can help find a solution of the crisis in the Ukraine. The most important thing is to stop military actions. Minister Daniel Mitov and the head of the EC representation in Bulgaria Ognian Vladev took part in a discussion on the role of...
Government Falcon: the best of the works happens
The government Falcon airplane with Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov on board hovered for about an hour over Sofia, Wednesday evening before making a successful landing at Sofia Airport. The reason was a gear that did not close upon taking off. In such cases and for safety reasons, the plane is to fly until running our of fuel. Premier...
Bulgarian Prime Minister wants information about Bulgarians in Ukraine to go public
Bulgarians living in the area in eastern Ukraine where military activities take place are over 6000. This was revealed during today’s meeting of the Council of Ministers in Sofia. The total number of Bulgarians in Ukraine is just over 200,000, according to latest data. Bulgarian Prime Minister Borissov has pointed out that the meeting of...
Bulgaria keeps eye on situation related to mobilization of Bulgarian minority in Ukraine
Bulgaria follows closely the situation related to mobilization of representatives of the Bulgarian minority in Ukraine, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov has said. Moreover, on January 29, at the initiative of Bulgaria a text was adopted by the Foreign Affairs Council of the EU, which recalled that Ukraine should respect the principle of...
Parliament to decide if NATO asks Bulgaria for Bulgarian military participation in Ukraine
NATO has tabled no demand for the participation of Bulgarian military in operations related to the crisis in Ukraine. If such a demand is made, Parliament will have to pronounce a decision, said Defense Minister Nikolai Nenchev. He pointed out that Bulgaria is a sovereign state and could refuse, but that would be a very bad sign. In view of the...
Sofia follows closely situation of Bulgarian minority in Ukraine
The Bulgarian government is paying special attention to the reports about tension among members of the minorities in Ukraine, including the Bulgarian minority,regarding the growing number of people mobilized in the country, the press office of the Cabinet has announced. We hope that the authorities in Ukraine will not allow violation of the...
Daniel Mitov: Bulgaria is against autonomy of separatist republics in Ukraine
Bulgaria does not accept to give autonomy to separatist republics in Eastern Ukraine and this issue is not discussed at all. This was stated by Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov in an interview for BGNES. Mitov said that Bulgaria was not faced with the question whether to join the American or the German position regarding the armament of the...
The concept for South Stream 2: Bulgaria’s claim for a gas market strategic role
Bulgaria has explicitly stated her aspirations to take center stage on the gas market in Southeast Europe by offering the construction of a gas hub not far from the town of Provadia. The project worth approximately 2.2 billion euro translates into building about 844 kilometers of new gas pipelines and other adjacent infrastructure. This was made...
What to expect from HOLIDAY&SPA EXPO 2015?
The tourist branch in Bulgaria is now expecting the most significant event in the sphere – the 32nd HOLIDAY&SPA EXPO International Tourist Fair 2015, which will take place in Sofia. This year’s edition will gather tour operators, branch organizations and state administration’s representatives, along with dozens of thousands of...
Daniel Mitov: We are heading to no war and no one considers fighting with Bulgaria
Bulgarian Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov accused the parties that oppose the deployment of a NATO command center in Bulgaria, of “behavior bordering on criminality” and of “irresponsible instilling of hostility”. “Bulgaria is to enter in war with nobody”, Minister Mitov said for journalists during the EU Foreign Ministerial in Brussels. He refuted...
