Bulgarians aboard UK-Flagged Hijacked Ship Safe and Sound
All twenty-five sailors, including eight Bulgarians, aboard the UK-flagged cargo ship, which was seized by pirates off the coast of Somalia late on Friday, are in good health.
All twenty-five sailors, including eight Bulgarians, aboard the UK-flagged cargo ship, which was seized by pirates off the coast of Somalia late on Friday, are in good health.
It is disputable whether it is worth sailing all the around Africa to avoid the threat of Somali pirates in the Gulf of Aden.
Somali pirates hijacking international ships in the Gulf of Aden are picking their victims randomly.
The Bulgarian government has still not managed to establish any contact with the Somali pirates who hijacked the Asian Glory ship whose 25-member crew includes 8 Bulgarian sailors.
Bulgaria's Foreign Ministry has confirmed the news about the hijacking of the Asian Glory ship with a crew of 25 sailors, including eight Bulgarians, by Somali pirates.
One more ship manned by Bulgarian sailors has been hijacked by Somali pirates.
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Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has expressed his concern over the increase of anti-Turkish statements in Bulgaria in his phone conversation Thursday with the Bulgarian PM Borisov.
Bulgaria's Prime Minister Boyko Borisov has assured his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan that his cabinet was doing all it could to find the best solution for the Turkish-language news on the national TV.
Turkey's Foreign Ministry is following "closely and very carefully" the developments around the intended holding of a referendum in Bulgaria over the 10-minute news emissions in Turkish on the state TV.
Bulgaria's Foreign Affairs Minister Rumiana Jeleva paid a one-day visit to the Vatican on Wednesday, the foreign ministry announced.
A group of representatives of the Bulgarian Diaspora in Ukraine has visited Sofia for meetings with Prime Minister Boyko Borisov and Bozhidar Dimitrov, Minister for Bulgarians Abroad.
Switzerland has agreed to take in a prisoner from the Guantanamo Bay detention centre, as a gesture of support to the United States government in its efforts to close the camp.
Bulgaria will most probably accept one or two detainees from the US prison camp at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba, responding positively to Washington request to house prisoners.
Bulgaria's Foreign Ministry has assuaged widespread fears among emigrants in the United States, saying they will not be stripped of Bulgarian citizenship.
Bulgaria's Foreign Affairs Minister Rumiana Jeleva will pay a visit to the Vatican on Wednesday, the foreign minister announced.
An expert with experience in Sarkozy administration, who recently served as foreign policy councilor to the Bulgarian prime minister, has been appointed the country's consul in New York, according to reports.
The United States does not press the Bulgaria government into a quick decision on whether to host Guantanamo Bay detainees, a Bulgarian official said on Tuesday.
Bulgaria PM Boyko Borisov has stated that the government will want a mandate from all of the Parliamentary groups to adopt any plan to accept Guantanamo Bay prisoners from the US.
Bulgaria Interior Minister, Tsvetan Tsvetanov, has confirmed that Bulgaria has held talks with the US regarding accepting former prisoners of "Guantanamo Bay" on its territory.
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