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Bulgarian FinMin Pays Tribute to St. Methodius

Bulgaria's Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister, Simeon Djankov, is leaving Saturday on an official visit to the town of Mikulcice in the Czech Republic.

Politics » Diplomacy | May 21, 2011, Saturday // 10:46 | Viewed: 2064

Ambassador to Austria Heads Bulgaria's Diplomatic Corps

Bulgaria's Ambassador to Austria Radi Naydenov is the new Permanent Secretary of the Foreign Ministry, which is the highest post in the country's diplomatic service.

Politics » Diplomacy | May 19, 2011, Thursday // 18:21 | Viewed: 3164

Warlick Promotes Bulgarian Investments before Texas Oil Companies

US Ambassador to Bulgaria James Warlick has invited oil companies from Texas to invest in Bulgaria's energy sector while the time for such investments is still right.

Politics » Diplomacy | May 18, 2011, Wednesday // 16:30 | Viewed: 1974

Bulgaria's Ex-Top Cop Bashes Former US Envoy

Rumen Petkov, Bulgaria's former Interior Minister, verbally assaulted former US Ambassador, John Beyrle.

Politics » Diplomacy | May 18, 2011, Wednesday // 15:54 | Viewed: 2189

WikiLeaks: Bulgarian Nationalist under US Diplomatic Fire

Diplomatic cables of the US embassy in Sofia have been revealed on WikiLeaks and provided to the project for investigative journalism www.

Politics » Diplomacy | May 17, 2011, Tuesday // 17:24 | Viewed: 5227

US-Bulgaria 'Road Show' Off to a Great Chicago Start

The Bulgarian Ambassador to the US, Elena Poptodorova and the US Ambassador to Bulgaria, James Warlick, began Monday their diplomatic tour across the US with a visit of the city of Chicago.

Politics » Diplomacy | May 17, 2011, Tuesday // 12:04 | Viewed: 2428

Bulgarian Nationalist Demands That Clinton Recall US Ambassador Warlick

Volen Siderov, leader of the nationalist party "Ataka", has sent a letter to US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton demanding the recall of US Ambassador to Bulgaria James Warlick.

Politics » Diplomacy | May 16, 2011, Monday // 19:28 | Viewed: 2980

Ex-Bulgarian Top Cop Tied with Murky Figures, Russian Intelligence - WikiLeaks

Bulgaria's former Interior Minister (2005-2007), Rumen Petkov is presented as a quite controversial figure in a newly released WikiLeaks diplomatic cable.

Politics » Diplomacy | May 16, 2011, Monday // 17:47 | Viewed: 3709

Ex Bulgarian Top Cop Slams US Ambassador as 'Trash'

The US Ambassador to Sofia, James Warlick, is going to be recalled from Bulgaria in just days, former Bulgarian Interior Minister, Rumen Petkov, declared.

Politics » Diplomacy | May 16, 2011, Monday // 12:05 | Viewed: 4210

Bulgaria, China Seek to Boost Bilateral Relations

Bulgaria's Vice President Angel Marin and  member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, declared they will put efforts into boosting the ties between the two nations.

Politics » Diplomacy | May 14, 2011, Saturday // 10:12 | Viewed: 2500

WikiLeaks: Bulgaria Chief Prosecutor Bending the Rules

Bulgaria's Chief Prosecutor Boris Velchev is prone to endorsing justice beyond the law and contracts with courts, according to fresh diplomatic cables of the US embassy in Sofia, revealed on WikiLeaks.

Politics » Diplomacy | May 13, 2011, Friday // 17:22 | Viewed: 3399

Bulgarian Nationalist Leader: US Ambassador Threatened to Destroy Me!

Volen Siderov, leader of the far-right Bulgarian Ataka (Atack) party claimed US Ambassador to the country James Warlick threatened to "destroy him".

Politics » Diplomacy | May 13, 2011, Friday // 14:47 | Viewed: 4496

US Embassy Sofia Launches Facebook Page

The United States Embassy in Sofia has officially launched its Facebook page, entitled U.S. Embassy Sofia.

Politics » Diplomacy | May 13, 2011, Friday // 14:37 | Viewed: 5205

Bulgarian, US Ambassadors Start American Tour

The Bulgarian Ambassador to the US, Elena Poptodorova and the US Ambassador to Bulgaria, James Warlick, are beginning over the weekend a diplomatic tour across the US.

Politics » Diplomacy | May 12, 2011, Thursday // 08:20 | Viewed: 2912

Bulgaria Missed Chance Twice to Arrest Osama's Proxy Al-Zawahiri

The Bulgarian authorities failed twice to arrest one of Al Qaeda's major leaders, Ayman Al-Zawahiri, because of legal and security reasons, according to former Bulgarian police executives.

Politics » Diplomacy | May 11, 2011, Wednesday // 19:27 | Viewed: 3870

Bulgarian Diplomatic Corps Changes No Lustration - Foreign Minister

The newly proposed changes to the Bulgarian Diplomatic Service Act do not pursue lustration, i.e. a purge of diplomats with communist secret service past, according to Foreign Minister Nikolay Mladenov.

Politics » Diplomacy | May 11, 2011, Wednesday // 17:26 | Viewed: 3928

Djankov Woos Ethnic Bulgarian Community in Albania

Bulgaria's Finance Minister Simeon Djankov, who is charge of ties with the Bulgarian diaspora, has met with members of the historic Bulgarian minority in the Albania.

Politics » Diplomacy | May 9, 2011, Monday // 20:18 | Viewed: 4789

US Embassy: Bulgarian President Bad for Army - Wikileaks

A recently leaked cable from former US ambassador to Sofia Nancy McEldowney has revealed her poor opinion of Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov's cadre choices for top army commanders.

Politics » Diplomacy | May 8, 2011, Sunday // 16:10 | Viewed: 3818

Ban Thanks Parvanov for Bulgaria's Support for UN Reform

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has thanked Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov for Bulgaria's support for the thorough reform of the global organization.

Politics » Diplomacy | May 6, 2011, Friday // 16:02 | Viewed: 2197

UN Secretary General: Times of Impunity Are Gone

The UN intends to stop acting as an impassive organization, making polite remarks to dictators, according to its Secretary General Ban Ki-moon.

Politics » Diplomacy | May 6, 2011, Friday // 15:25 | Viewed: 3788

UN Chief Calls for Just Global Development in 'Next 20 Years' in Bulgarian Lecture

A balanced approach on global development is needed that reconciles the fight against climate change with the steady growth of world population, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said in a lecture in Sofia Thursday night.

Politics » Diplomacy | May 5, 2011, Thursday // 20:23 | Viewed: 2691
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