The staff of the Bulgarian embassy in Baghdad can be evacuated within forty-eight hours in spite of flight ban if possible was breaks out. The Bulgarian consul in the embassy, Svetlin Sesserinov, said that in an interview for local Darik radio.
Grieving citizens of South Korea have observed a minute's silence in memory of the people killed in an underground train fire in the city of Daegu. Sirens wailed while church and temple bells tolled to mark the start of the citywide mourning for the victi
US Secretary of State Colin Powell has arrived in China, where he will seek Beijing's support for the US stance on North Korea and Iraq. Correspondents say China is unlikely to block US action in the Gulf, but that Mr Powell will get a much less receptive
The Kurds of northern Iraq have warned that there will be clashes if troops from neighbouring Turkey cross the border. Ankara is demanding that Turkish forces should enter the north of the country to secure Turkey's interests if the US and Britain go ahea
The leader of the Bulgarian Socialist Party, Sergey Stanishev, called on the country's Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg to abstain from voicing support for military operation in Iraq while he confers with US President Bush on Tuesday. "Bulgaria should no
Washington has not shown signs it would update its assistance request to Bulgaria in preparation for possible war on Iraq, Sofia's Ambassador to the United States Elena Poptodorova told the Bulgarian Telegraph Agency. According to her, the US is unlikely
The average monthly wages of Bulgarians working under employment contracts in 2002 stood at BGN 272, Bulgaria's National Statistical Institute said. The lowest wages that averaged BGN 251 was registered in January.
MP from ruling party Simeon II National Movement Emil Koshlukov got involved in a wrangle with a police officer Saturday night in spa resort Velingrad, some 120km south of capital Sofia. Interior Ministry's Chief Secretary Gen.
Exports of Bulgarian wines worth USD 10 M are expected in Russia over 2003. Last year, Bulgaria shipped wines for USD 2.
The United States and three of its staunchest allies are preparing to launch a diplomatic drive to secure the UN Security Council votes needed to pass a new resolution against Iraq, the BBC reported.
Euro-integration Minister Meglena Kuneva called for a debate in Bulgaria on whether the country desires common foreign policy of the European Union and what it should be. The minister came back from Brussels where she attended the meting of the European
The world famous French pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet will play at a charity concert on Saturday, March 1st in hall "Bulgaria". He arrives in Sofia on Friday.
President George W Bush has confirmed that the US and its allies will present a new resolution on Iraq to the UN Security Council next week, BBC reported.
Bulgaria was not presented only as a favorite tourist destination but in its entire palette: cuisine, wines, cheese, nature and culture, Deputy Economy Minister responsible for tourism said in Munich. "Bulgarian Days 2003" opened in Munich on Thursday.
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Pope John Paul II held a private audience Saturday with British Prime Minister Tony Blair offering the Vatican an opportunity to voice its strong opposition to a possible war against Iraq. The Vatican described the meeting as a "cordial," 30-minute conver
A magnitude-5.4 earthquake shook a wide swath of Southern California early Saturday morning, jarring residents awake and rattling buildings as far away as downtown Los Angeles.
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Bulgarian President Parvanov met with Foreign Minister Passy on Saturday to discuss the Iraqi crisis.
Foreign Minister Passy said that it was still early to say whether Bulgaria will support a second UN resolution on Iraq. He said that Bulgaria continues to favor peaceful solution to the Iraqi crisis and considers that there are still ways to evade war.
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