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SPEAKING BEFORE HE DEPARTED ON A REGIONAL SECURITY SUMMIT IN KAZAKHSTA...

Speaking before he departed on a regional security summit in Kazakhstan, India's Prime Minster Atal Behari Vajpayee raised the possibility of joint patrols as a way of ending militant incursions in the disputed Himalayan region and easing tensions between

World | June 5, 2002, Wednesday // 00:00

DOCUMENTS IRON OUT PROBLEMS IN BILATERAL RELATIONS, RUSSIAN PM SAYS

The signing of these documents iron out differences in bilateral relations, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov, commented the three documents that were signed after the end of official talks between him and Bulgaria’s Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Cobur

Politics | June 5, 2002, Wednesday // 00:00

THE CONDITIONS FOR INVESTMENTS AND BUSINESS IN BULGARIA WILL BE PRESEN...

The conditions for investments and business in Bulgaria will be presented by Economy Minister Nikolay Vassilev in the European business forum on “Entrepreneurship and sustainable development in enlarged Europe” to be held in Brussels June 6-June 8. Minist

Politics | June 5, 2002, Wednesday // 00:00

THE CONDITION OF DANAIL IVANOV, THE CONSCRIPT, WHO WAS SERIOUSLY INJUR...

The condition of Danail Ivanov, the conscript, who was seriously injured at the Slivnitsa training ground, is getting even worse. It is the first time that the doctors say they do not hold out much hope for the life of Danail Ivanov, after he was hit wit

Politics | June 5, 2002, Wednesday // 00:00

AGREEMENT SETTLING RUSSIA’S DEBT TO BULGARIA SIGNED

Russia’s Deputy Finance Minister Sergey Kolotuhin and Bulgaria’s Ambassador to Russia Iliyan Vassilev signed on Wednesday an annex to the 1995 bilateral Agreement on the Settlement of the Mutual Obligations between the Russian Federation and Bulgaria. The

Politics | June 5, 2002, Wednesday // 00:00

BULGARIA’S PRESIDENT AND THE SPEAKER OF THE MACEDONIAN PARLIAMENT STOJ...

Bulgaria’s President and the Speaker of the Macedonian Parliament Stojan Andov discussed at a meeting in Sofia economic initiatives, aiming to reduce the disbalance in the trade turnover between the two countries. The officials also discussed the project

Politics | June 5, 2002, Wednesday // 00:00

DIPLOMATS AND INTERIOR MINISTRY JOIN EFFORTS IN CHARITY

The diplomatic corps in Bulgaria and the Interior Ministry organize a fundraising football match in aid of 86 children of law enforcement officials, deceased in exercise of their official duties. The match will take place under the patronage of Sweden’s A

Politics | June 5, 2002, Wednesday // 00:00

MOSCOW PLEASED WITH BULGARIA’S EFFORTS TO BOOST RELATIONS

Moscow is pleased with the fact that the new government of Bulgaria attaches great significance to the relations with Bulgaria, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov said at the beginning of his meeting with Bulgaria’s Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg,

Politics | June 5, 2002, Wednesday // 00:00

FM REASSURED RELATIVES THAT MEDICS IN LIBYA ARE WELL

Bulgaria’s Foreign Minister Passy reassured at a meeting the relatives of the six medics in Libya that the Bulgarians are “accommodated in a good and safe place” and feel well. He added that the case against the six medics, charged with intentionally infe

Politics | June 5, 2002, Wednesday // 00:00

RADISSON SAS HOTEL CHAIN REPORTS 7TH CONSECUTIVE YEAR OF GROWTH

2001 was the seventh consecutive year of strong growth, in number of hotels and business volume for Radisson SAS, the Annual report 2001 of the chain shows. By the end of the year 152 hotels were in operation or under construction under the Radisson SAS b

Society | June 5, 2002, Wednesday // 00:00

FOREIGN MINISTRY DOES NOT CONFIRM FRANCE PRESSE INFO ON MEDICS CASE

So far, the checks of the Foreign Ministry do not confirm the reports of France Presse that the Arraignment Chamber in Benghazi maintains the charges, raised by the Prosecutor’s Office against the six Bulgarian medics. That was announced by Foreign Minist

Politics | June 5, 2002, Wednesday // 00:00

ALEXIS II HOPES BG WILL MAINTAIN FRIENDSHIP WITH EASTERN NEIGHBOURS

RIA Novosti BY Olga Lipich

Views on BG | June 5, 2002, Wednesday // 00:00

INFORMATION INDICATORS LOW IN EU'S CANDIDATE COUNTRIES

XINHUA NEWS AGENCY BRUSSELS - Information society measurements in the candidate countries of the European Union (EU) are rather low compared with those of member states of the 15-nation bloc, according to figures released by the European Commission -- th

Views on BG | June 5, 2002, Wednesday // 00:00

UP TO 170,000 TRAFFICKED IN SOUTHEAST EUROPE EACH YEAR

By Alison Mutler The Associated Press

Views on BG | June 5, 2002, Wednesday // 00:00

AN 11-YEAR-OLD GIRL DIED OF A GRAVE INFECTION OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN AFTER ...

An 11-year-old girl died of a grave infection of unknown origin after a 25-day coma in the Burgas hospital. Marta is from the nearby town of Tsarevo.

Politics | June 5, 2002, Wednesday // 00:00

FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF ADOPTING CURRENCY BOARD SYSTEM MARKED

On June 5 five years ago the National Bank of Bulgaria Act was adopted, which introduced the Currency board system in Bulgaria. The currency board arrangement is one of the successful political decisions of the last few years, said Martin Zaimov, Deputy G

Business | June 5, 2002, Wednesday // 00:00

CHINESE COMPANIES MAY INVEST IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF HASKOVO. THE TRADE...

Chinese companies may invest in the municipality of Haskovo. The trade attach? of China’s Embassy in Bulgaria is expected to visit the region to study the possibilities to set up joint ventures to produce silk and foods and grow silkworms.

Politics | June 5, 2002, Wednesday // 00:00

BULGARIA AND US SIGN TODAY MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING

Bulgaria’s and US governments will sign today a memorandum of understanding on technical assistance for fiscal decentralization. Bulgaria’s Economy Minister Nikolay Vassilev and Finance Minister Milen Velchev and US Ambassador to Bulgaria James Pardew and

Business | June 5, 2002, Wednesday // 00:00

EDUCATION MINISTRY CONSIDERS 6 PERCENT CUTS IN TEACHERS JOBS

Between 5% and 6% of the real teachers will be made redundant as of July 1, Education Minister Vladimir Atanassov said at a meeting with representatives of the Union of Bulgarian Teachers. The layoffs will start from the so called "conditional teaching po

Business | June 5, 2002, Wednesday // 00:00

WAYS OF REDUCING IMBALANCES IN BULGARIAN-RUSSIAN TRADE TO BE SOUGHT

Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg described as "perfect" and "very interesting" his meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Patriarch Alexy II in the first two days of his four-day official visit to Russia. Commenting Russian President Putin’s

Politics | June 5, 2002, Wednesday // 00:00

AT LEAST 30 PEOPLE WERE KILLED AND 25 INJURED WHEN A TRAIN CRASHED INT...

At least 30 people were killed and 25 injured when a train crashed into a bus at a level crossing in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, officials say. A spokesman for Indian railways said the accident happened when the bus driver tried to force a

World | June 5, 2002, Wednesday // 00:00
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