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Bulgaria and United Kingdom mark 140th anniversary of diplomatic relations

The British Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Bulgarian Embassy in London gave a reception on occasion of the 140th anniversary since the establishment of diplomatic relations between the United Kingdom and Bulgaria. The host of the event-Britain’s Minister of State for Europe Christopher Pincher and the Bulgarian Ambassador to Great Britain Marin Raykov voiced confidence in the smooth development of the future bilateral relations, despite Brexit. In his speech, Christopher Pincher pointed out that in the past 1400 years the world has changed beyond recognition, but some things remained the same: our friendship, our relations based on mutual respect and recognition. More than 140,000 Bulgarian nationals have residence status in the United Kingdom.




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