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.
Bulgaria has given up the fight for reforms and investments under the Recovery and Resilience Plan (RRP), former caretaker deputy prime minister for EU funds Atanas Pekanov told BNR. He said that Nikolai Denkov's government had made a serious mistake by..
The new Bulgarian Patriarch, Daniil, has spoken out in favour of reconciliation within the Orthodox churches. "There is a broken communion between some Orthodox churches, which we should try to overcome," he said in response to a question from the..
The first youth cycling festival "Sofia Bicycle Show", organized by "Sofia - World Capital of Sports" will take place today in the renovated Zapaden Park in the capital city. Children will compete on a completely safe and..
The new Bulgarian Patriarch, Daniil, has spoken out in favour of reconciliation within the Orthodox churches. "There is a broken communion between..
The Democrats for a Strong Bulgaria (DSB) party is proposing to its partners in the We Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria (PP-DB) coalition that..
Monday will be sunny and hot. In the east there will be light to moderate northeasterly winds. Maximum temperatures will be between 33° and 38°C , in..
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