The third preliminary vote in the procedure for the election of the new United Nations Secretary General will be held at the Security Council on 29 August, Ramlan Bin Ibrahim, Permanent Representative of Malaysia to the UN and chairing the Security Council, has been quoted as saying by TASS and BTA. During the previous vote held on 5 August, former Portuguese PM Antonio Guterres rankled first with eleven "encourage" votes, two "discourage" votes and two "no opinion" ones. Second was former Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic with eight "encourage" votes, four "discourage" votes and three no opinion" ones. Next in the ranking came Argentine Foreign Minister Susana Malcorra, former Slovenian President Danilo Turk and Bulgarian Irina Bokova, who is UNESCO’s Director-General. Under current rules in order to be approved the candidate should receive nine “encourage” votes, including all five votes of the five permanent Security Council members – the United States, China, Russia, France and the United Kingdom. After that the candidate should be presented for approval at the United Nations General Assembly.
More than 12,000 music fans are expected to attend the concert of Lenny Kravitz in Burgas. The event at the Marine Station in the coastal city is part of the American rock singer’s Blue Electric Light Tour. The four-time Grammy award winner is..
On Tuesday , the clouds will be variable, more significant in the afternoon over Eastern Bulgaria and the mountains and in places there will be rain and thunderstorms. Winds across the country, at the latest in the extreme eastern regions, will be..
The exhibition "Tales of Gold and Silver" of the National History Museum, prepared for the 100th anniversary of the State Cultural Institute "Cultural Center The Palace - Balchik" (formerly the summer residence of Queen Marie of..
Caretaker Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev stated that he will accept a proposal to be caretaker PM again if President Rumen Radev assigns him this..
A new flare-up of the big wildfire on the Greek side of Slavyanka mountain has crossed the border into Bulgaria, extending the perimeter of the fire..
The traditional swim across the Danube River near Silistra will take place at 9:00 am on August 10. Those wishing to participate can register just..
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