On the second day of his visit to Saudi Arabia, the Bulgarian government delegation held talks that highlighted security, transport, tourism and agriculture as priority areas in bilateral relations. An agreement on cooperation in the agricultural sector was signed and the idea of opening a Bulgarian trade and economic office in Riyadh was discussed.
Prime Minister Boyko Borissov visited the Global Center for Combating Extremist Ideology where possibilities for co-operation between law enforcement authorities of both countries were discussed.
The government delegation also visited Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, which has also been financing companies outside the Kingdom since 2014. Prime Minister Borissov defined his visit to Saudi Arabia as a success.
Ground forces military personnel destroyed an unexploded ordnance found yesterday in Vazrazhdane residential area of Sofia, the press service of the Ministry of Defence has announced. The ordnance was a corroded air bomb. The bomb was destroyed..
Conditions for mountain hiking are good until midday, with the exception of the Balkan Range, where there will be fog and rain, the Mountain Rescue Service says. In the afternoon the weather conditions will worsen and mountain hiking is not..
The Bulgarian Foreign Ministry is posting additional staff at consular missions to cope with the tourist industry’s increasing needs of foreign workers during the summer season, reads the Foreign Ministry’s position regarding an interview given by..
The Bulgarian Parliament has finally postponed the liberalisation of the energy market for one year, starting from 1 July. The decision was taken with..
Hail storm caused huge damage in the regions of Plovdiv, Haskovo, Stara Zagora and Sliven. No people were injured but crops in many..
Today Bulgaria is hosting a global event of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The results of the organisation's global..
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