Bulgaria Suspends Meat and Animal Imports from Germany
Bulgaria has decided to temporarily halt the import of meat and animals from Brandenburg, Germany, following an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in the region
The terror attack in the Bulgarian Black Sea city of Burgas has been masterminded carefully and in the course of several years, according to Foreign Minister, Nikolay Mladenov.
Speaking Friday in an interview for Nova TV, the country's top diplomat reiterated that the attack did not aim at Bulgaria, but was rather a warning for Israel to demonstrate that Israelis are vulnerable anywhere in the world.
"Our foreign policy has nothing to do with this act. If terrorists targeted Bulgaria they would have attacked Bulgarians and/or Bulgarian facilities as it was the Kerbala case in Iraq," Mladenov said.
The Minister, who has been criticized for organizing a forum of the Syrian opposition in Bulgaria and for other Middle East policies, further voiced full confidence in Bulgarian institutions being able to successfully conclude the probe.
The July 18 terrorist attack in Bulgaria's Burgas, also known as the Burgas Bus Bombing, killed 5 Israeli tourists and a Bulgarian bus driver at the Sarafovo Airport. The initial lead was that it has been executed by a suicide bomber, who arrived from abroad.
This lead, however, is looking less and less reliable. One of the reasons is that the bomb is different from those used by suicide bombers, who aim to cause the most damage possible. It was not made with nails and steal balls, which inflict large-scale destruction.
Results from blood testing from the suspect's leg for narcotics content are expected in order to verify the hypothesis that he has been deluded, used as a mule, and acted under the influence of illegal drugs.
The U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) has deepened its collaboration with Bulgaria through a series of agreements aimed at advancing the country's infrastructure, energy, and cybersecurity capabilities
Bulgaria's Foreign Minister Ivan Kondov stated that the country does not anticipate a rise in migration from the Middle East, and believes that the current situation could lead to a reverse trend
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of Bulgaria has announced ongoing efforts to secure safe departure options for Bulgarian citizens currently residing in Syria and wishing to leave
Otar Berdzenishvili, the Georgian Ambassador to Bulgaria, has announced his resignation in response to the Georgian government's decision to freeze EU membership talks
President Rumen Radev of Bulgaria has reaffirmed his country’s commitment to enhancing cooperation between the European Union and Vietnam
Joana Kehlibarova has been officially appointed as the Honorary Consul of Australia to Bulgaria
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