Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ekaterina Zaharieva participates today in an informal video-conference meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported. Among the main topics of discussion are the conflict in eastern Ukraine and the massive concentration of Russian military forces and equipment along the borders of Ukraine and the Crimean peninsula. A video conference call with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba is scheduled to take place.
The agenda of the meeting also includes the situation in Ethiopia and in particular that in the province of Tigray. Ministers are also expected to discuss Georgia, Myanmar, Iran and relations with India.
Plovdiv will offer concerts, bazaars and an ice park for the Christmas and New Year holidays to its citizens and guests, the municipality has announced. Mayor Kostadin Dimitrov will light the Christmas tree in front of the Plovdiv Municipality..
On Thursday, minimum temperatures will range from 3° to 19°C, with eastern areas reaching 15–19°C and Sofia around 6°C. The day will be cloudy with widespread rain. Heavy rainfall is expected in western regions overnight and in central and southern..
“Solutions for achieving peace in Ukraine must be based on fundamental principles of the UN Charter, such as sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity.” This was stated by Bulgarian Foreign Minister Georg Georgiev at the informal video..
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