ПРОГРАМИ
en de ru fr es sr gr al tr ro
Podcast in English
Share
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2024 All Rights Reserved

Head of State has not refused to appoint Bulgarian ambassador in Kiev, press ofice said

Rumen Radev
Photo: EPA/BGNES

Bulgaria's president has not refused to appoint a new ambassador to Ukraine, Rumen Radev's press service said. 

There was a proposal from the Denkov-Gabriel cabinet for an ambassador to Ukraine in October 2023, which the president had approved, but the presidential registry never received a decision from the Council of Ministers to issue Radev's decree on his appointment, the release said. The proposed ambassador was not Nikolai Nenchev, whom the caretaker government of Dimitar Glavchev wanted to send to Kiev, the presidential press service clarified. President Radev is said to have rejected the appointment of Nikolai Nenchev to the post in the summer of 2023.

The presidency specifies that in October 2023, foreign minister Mariya Gabriel proposed that the mission in Kyiv be headed by Petar Tanev, who was an advisor in the embassy. A decision was taken by the Council of Ministers, but it was not sent to the presidency for a presidential decree to be issued, as required by procedure.

Nikolay Nenchev
"An answer to the question of why the procedure for appointing the candidate proposed by the Foreign Ministry as Bulgaria's ambassador to Ukraine has not been completed should be sought from the ministry," the press release said.

"The whole affair is very sad. It is a symptom of weak statehood in the most difficult period after the Second World War in terms of security and international order," former Defence Minister Velizar Shalamanov told BNR. According to him, in this case personal relations predominate and there is a sharp confrontation between institutions on fundamental issues. "It is very likely that the person proposed for this coordination has proved unacceptable to the Ukrainian side," Shalamanov suggested. 

Former defence minister Nikolay Nenchev will temporarily head the Bulgarian embassy in Ukraine. The decision was taken by the caretaker government to end more than a year of stalemate between the Council of Ministers and President Rumen Radev over sending a diplomat to Kiev. The Bulgarian embassy has officially been without an ambassador since April 2023, BTA reported.

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.
Radio Bulgaria News    ambassador nikolay nenchev president rumen radev ukraine

More from category

Bulgaria to grant WHO EUR 100,000 in aid for the civilian population in Gaza

The Council of Ministers has approved the draft of a donation agreement between the World Health Organization and Bulgaria on the provision of a voluntary contribution, amounting to EUR 100,000, in support of the activities of the organization in the..

published on 11/21/24 9:20 AM
Ivan Kondov (L) and Igli Hasani

Foreign ministers of Bulgaria and Albania reaffirm support for accelerated construction of Corridor 8

Bulgaria’s caretaker Foreign Minister Ivan Kondov and his Albanian counterpart Igli Hasani confirmed the firm commitment of the two countries to the accelerated construction of transport Corridor 8. Romania has asked to join the construction..

published on 11/21/24 9:04 AM

Gale-force winds inflict damage in Vratsa and the environs

Winds of up to 120 kms. per hour inflicted damage in Vratsa, the biggest town in Bulgaria’s Northwest. Dozens of reports have come in of fallen trees and branches onto vehicles and roads, damaged equipment and torn overhead cables. There were..

published on 11/21/24 8:43 AM

WEATHER
Pick city: Sofía
Mostly Cloudy
Min: 0 | Max: 3
Partly cloudy, chance of rain
Min: 4 | Max: 7
Partly cloudy, chance of rain
Min: 2 | Max: 6
Partly Cloudy
Min: 0 | Max: 6
Partly Cloudy
Min: 0 | Max: 4
Partly Cloudy
Min: 1 | Max: 5
Partly Cloudy
Min: 0 | Max: 5
Mostly Cloudy
Min: 0 | Max: 4
Partly cloudy, chance of rain
Min: 3 | Max: 5
Mostly Cloudy
Min: -1 | Max: 3
Partly Cloudy
Min: 0 | Max: 3
Partly Cloudy
Min: 1 | Max: 6
Partly Cloudy
Min: 0 | Max: 5
Mostly Cloudy
Min: -3 | Max: 1
Partly Cloudy
Min: 0 | Max: 5
Partly Cloudy
Min: 2 | Max: 6
Mostly Cloudy
Min: 0 | Max: 4
Mostly Cloudy
Min: 1 | Max: 7
Mostly Cloudy
Min: 2 | Max: 6
Mostly Cloudy
Min: 3 | Max: 4
Partly cloudy, chance of snow
Min: -2 | Max: 3
Mostly Cloudy
Min: -2 | Max: 2
Mostly Cloudy
Min: 2 | Max: 4
Mostly Cloudy
Min: 0 | Max: 4
Partly cloudy, chance of rain
Min: 2 | Max: 5
Mostly Cloudy
Min: 0 | Max: 5
Mostly Cloudy
Min: 1 | Max: 5
BULGARIA IN PICTURES
Which world-famous Bulgarian artist designed QSL cards for Radio Bulgaria?
Yasen Gyuzelev
Theodore Ushev
Christo Javacheff - Christo
Ilia Peikov
Lika Yanko

BULGARIANS ABROAD

Български English Русский Deutsch Српски Français Ελληνικά Español Shqip Türkçe Română
MOST VIEWED

European Commissioner Ylva Johansson is optimistic about Bulgaria and Romania’s entering the Schengen Area by land soon

“It’s time to lift internal border controls now,” European Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson believes. In an interview with RFE/RL she..

published on 11/22/24 9:45 AM

Constitutional Court opens case following President Radev’s request for the constitutional changes to be annulled

The Constitutional Court has opened a case following the request by President Rumen Radev for the amendments to the Constitution, endorsed by the 49 th..

published on 11/22/24 9:13 AM

Romania and Bulgaria have a chance to join Schengen by land as of January 2025

Romania and Bulgaria have a chance to join the Schengen area by land as  of January 2025 , Hungarian Interior Minister Sándor Pinter said after an..

published on 11/22/24 4:37 PM

english@bnr.bg

+359 2 9336 661

Общи условия за използване на сайта | Политика за поверителност | Политика за "бисквитки"