A meeting between the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Teodora Genchovska, and the Ambassador of the Russian Federation, Eleonora Mitrofanova, was held today, July 1, 2022, before noon, at the insistence of Russia. During the talks, Minister Genchovska stated Bulgaria's position, asking Russian ambassador to withdraw its note verbale of 30 June 2022. The Prime Minister, the Acting Speaker of the National Assembly and the Presidential Administration will be informed about the meeting.
Russia’s presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov stated that the question of the possible closure of Russia’s embassy will be examined by Moscow, and if necessary, the matter will be reported to President Vladimir Putin. His comment comes in response to the note by the Russian ambassador to Bulgaria and her statement by Ambassador Mitrofanova that she will propose to the Russian Foreign Ministry to close the Russian embassy in Bulgaria because of the refusal of outgoing Prime Minister Kirill Petkov to cancel the expulsion of Russian diplomats.
According to the Russian ambassador, the closure of the Russian diplomatic mission will inevitably lead to the closure of the Bulgarian mission in Moscow. Petkov urged Russian authorities not to comply with Mitrofanova's request and the BSP proposed that the National Assembly obligate the prime minister to temporarily suspend the decision to expel Russian diplomats and the government to restore dialogue with Russia.
"Money for salaries in the tourist sector has increased many times, but there are no staff in Bulgaria." This statement about the state of the tourism industry in Bulgaria was made by Veselin Nalbantov, Deputy Chairman of the Bulgarian Hotel and..
Thousands of miners and energy workers, members of the two main trade unions, the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria (CITUB) and the trade union "Podkrepa", gathered in the area between the buildings of the National Assembly and the..
The National Assembly removed its chairman Rosen Zhelyazkov from office. His dismissal was proposed by We Continue the Change - Democratic Bulgaria, Vazrazhdane and BSP for Bulgaria. 129 MPs voted in favour and 103 MPs voted against. Rosen..
Ground forces military personnel destroyed an unexploded ordnance found yesterday in Vazrazhdane residential area of Sofia, the press service of the..
On Sunday the weather will be predominantly sunny, with cumulus clouds forming in the East in the afternoon though there is a slim chance of rain...
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..
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