France Opposes Demilitarization of Ukraine
French Defense Minister Sébastien Lecornu stated that France will firmly oppose any move to demilitarize Ukraine
A ground offensive against the Islamic State (IS) group is indispensable for its destruction, Bulgaria's Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov said on Monday.
Sofia believes the intervention should be conducted by Gulf states, and not by Western Europe, he told the Bulgarian National Radio after a EU meeting.
The Foreign Minister, who commented on anti-IS effort after meeting EU counterparts in Brussels, opined that "everybody knows an intervention, a military one, on the ground," is inevitable.
He stressed that Bulgaria had been calling for diplomatic efforts to bring Turkey, Saudi Arabia together for talks over the war in Syria.
IS claimed responsibility for the terror attacks on bars, restaurants, a concert hall and a stadium in Paris, France on Friday evening. A total of 129 people died and hundreds was injured in the deadliest attack in France's post-war history.
Mitov also commented on the migrant crisis, amid renewed claims across Europe that Europe's move to welcome thousands of migrants from the Middle East was to blame for the incidents.
On relocation quotas approved earlier this autumn, he said it had become "absurd" to discuss the idea. In October, Bulgaria was among the countries that had accepted the relocation proposal.
Lieutenant General Charles Costanza, the Commanding General of the U.S. Army’s V Corps, visited Bulgaria from March 13-15
A panel titled "A Fairer World is Possible" was held in Bulgaria, Sofia.
The Russian Federation currently has 22 diplomatic and 22 administrative-technical employees in Bulgaria
The Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has emphasized the need for reliable and consistent security guarantees for Ukraine as a vital condition for achieving lasting peace
Bulgaria is committed to attracting more investments from the Czech Republic by fostering a stable and predictable regulatory environment
Susan Falatko, a career diplomat, has officially arrived in Sofia on February 18 to take up her role as the Chargé d'affaires ad interim at the U.S. Embassy in Bulgaria
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