Lachezar Petkov, who recently resigned as Bulgaria's ambassador to the United States, is reportedly likely to be appointed general consul of the country to Thessaloniki.

Following an agreement between the presidency and the country's former first diplomat in Washington, Lachezar Petkov will replace current general consul in Thessaloniki Petko Sertov, local Sega daily reported, citing unidentified sources.

Bulgaria's prime minister has threatened to recall from Thessaloniki the recently appointed Petko Sertov, former director of the Bulgarian State National Security Agency (DANS), over missing classified reports on crime.

A decision for the appointment of Lachezar Petkov should be taken by the government alone, with no need for president to issue a decree.

Bulgaria's ambassador to Washington and Ankara Lachezar Petkov and Branimir Mladenov resigned last month as pressure piled up on the president to recall them.

The news came a week after the Bulgarian government approved the recall of the two envoys over violations in the Bulgarian Parliamentary Elections in July 2009 in the respective countries.

Parliament was preparing a declaration, calling on the president to recall the envoys, making in fact the first step in the efforts of the majority to impeach Socialist President Georgi Parvanov, but unexpectedly delayed it.

President Georgi Parvanov, whose signature is needed in order to actually recall the incriminated Ambassadors, initially said he is not convinced that they are guilty and accused the government of excluding him from the investigation of their alleged violations.

Bulgaria's Prime Minister Boyko Borisov however made it clear he won't step back on his decision to recall the country's ambassadors to Turkey and the United States despite the president's disagreement.

Parvanov finally embraced that decision and the plot for his impeachment was called off.

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