During her first official visit to Israel, the foreign minister of Bulgaria Ekaterina Zaharieva met with her Israeli counterpart Gabi Ashkenazi. The two agreed that the two countries should deepen cooperation in spheres of mutual interest, including energy, tourism and trade.
Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva pointed out that in the 30 years since the restoration of diplomatic relations between the two countries “Israel has remained Bulgaria’s closest friend and strategic partner in the Middle East.”
During her visit Minister Zaharieva also met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and with President Reuven Rivlin, the Bulgarian Foreign Ministry has announced.
The Kalotina border checkpoint on the border with Serbia has already been renovated and has a nearly 30% increased capacity for passenger cars. It has seven lanes each for entering and leaving the country, as well as another eight lanes that can be..
On Wednesday minimum temperatures will be between 2 and 12°C, 5°C in Sofia. Maximum temperatures will be 19-24°C, 21°C in the capital. In the higher plateaus of western Bulgaria there are conditions for frost. The day will be bright and sunny with light..
The second group of 80 Bulgarians who wanted to leave Lebanon has taken off from Beirut to Sofia onboard the governmental Airbus. The plane is expected to land in Sofia after 7 pm. The second group of Bulgarians is ready for evacuation from..
Bulgaria has begun evacuating our fellow citizens who expressed a desire to leave Beirut following Israel's attacks on Lebanon. Some of the Bulgarians..
Some of the Bulgarians in Lebanon were evacuated on a government aircraft flight on Monday evening. The first group, consisting of 89 people, mostly..
On Tuesday it will be sunny and windy in most parts of the country. Clouds will develop in the northeast and along the Black Sea coast, where it may rain..
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