Podcast in English
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2025 All Rights Reserved

Bulgaria calls on India to use its influence on Russia to end the war in Ukraine

Photo: Twitter/Dr. S. Jaishankar

Bulgaria’s caretaker Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivan Kondov has urged India to use its influence on Russia to end the war in Ukraine, the Bulgarian Foreign Ministry said. Minister Kondov met with his Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishankar during an EU Indo-Pacific Ministerial Forum, which took place in Stockholm in the framework of the Swedish Presidency of the Council of the EU. 

Minister Kondov attended an informal lunch with his Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba. During the forum, the Bulgarian minister stressed "the need for continued support to Ukraine in the context of the ongoing Russian aggression," the Foreign Ministry said. Ivan Kondov invited India’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Subrahmanyam Jaishankar to visit Bulgaria.




Последвайте ни и в Google News Showcase, за да научите най-важното от деня!
Listen to the daily news from Bulgaria presented in "Bulgaria Today" podcast, available in Spotify.

More from category

Prime Minister: Bulgaria has a month to decide how to proceed after US sanctions on Lukoil

Bulgaria has until 21 November to decide how to proceed with the Lukoil Neftochim refinery, Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov said on Thursday ahead of a meeting of EU leaders in Brussels. He was apparently referring to the end of a US Treasury..

published on 10/23/25 1:57 PM

The Bulgarian army will gradually make up for its personnel shortage

The Bulgaria army will make up for the lack of personnel but not immediately. For 2025, we have money to hire only 1,000 new soldiers, said Defense Minister Atanas Zapryanov before the relevant parliamentary committee.  The committee supported the..

published on 10/23/25 11:32 AM

Bulgarian electricity exports guarantee the electricity balance in the Balkans

Bulgaria remains a net exporter of electricity and one of the pillars of the energy system in Southeast Europe. Electricity exports exceed imports by 3.1% in 2024. According to this indicator, the country ranks 11th in Europe.  Among the..

published on 10/23/25 10:08 AM