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Turkey's Ambassador to Sofia S?leyman G?k?e. Photo by BGNES
Turkey has stood ready for years to build its part of a gas interconnector to Bulgaria, the country's Ambassador to Sofia has said.
"We were ready four years ago," H.E. S?leyman G?k?e explained in an interview with private national TV Bulgaria on Air, reminding that Turkey proposed back then the construction of a gas link so that Bulgaria attains energy independence.
The link is now envisaged to carry natural gas from Azerbaijan to Bulgaria starting 2018. Sofia is seeking to connect its gas grid to those of its neighbors but construction has been stalled for years on different grounds.
Commenting on a proposal backed by Bulgarian PM Boyko Borisov under which the EU should invest in asylum seekers accommodation centers based in "third countries", Mr G?k?e refused to comment, pointing to his country's cooperation with all neigbors on dealing with the migrant influx from the Middle East.
The ambassador also voiced Turkey's insult caused by the decision of Bulgaria's Parliament to adopt a declaration which calls the mass killings of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire "mass extermination", short of using the term "genocide".
He described the term as not being "legally founded".
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Outgoing Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Innovation and Growth Tomislav Donchev addressed the issue of labor imports in parliament, stating that bringing in workers from non-EU countries is only a temporary solution.
Bulgaria is approaching a period of political uncertainty as early elections are set to take place, with the main questions now focused on the exact dates for voting and who will serve as the acting prime minister.
Energy Minister Zhecho Stankov has firmly rejected claims by former Finance Minister Asen Vassilev from "We Continue the Change" that Bulgaria’s inflation is driven by high household electricity prices
Simeon Dyankov, chairman of Bulgaria’s Fiscal Council, has warned that price increases implemented by traders are likely to remain in place despite new laws and fines
The exhibition is named after a verse by iconic Bulgarian novelist, poet and playwright Ivan Vazov, who shaped Bulgarian literature in a myriad of genres throughout the better part of the 19th century.
Novinite has met with Sudan’s Ambassador to Bulgaria, H.E. Ilham Ahmed, whose country is marking 61 years of independence – but also the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Khartoum and Sofia.
The Embassy of Iraq staged on Sunday a photographic exhibition to muster support for the liberation of Mosul, bringing together Iraqi community members.
It is heartening to learn that some Bulgarian and Indian companies in the IT field are exploring cooperation through joint ventures/technology transfer and investment, India’s Ambassador to Bulgaria, H.E. Mr Rajesh Kumar Sachdeva, has told Novinite.
Two anniversaries involving Sudan were celebrated in Bulgaria's capital Sofia on Tuesday.
Bulgaria and Israel should concentrate on those domains of cooperation they need for the twenty-first century, Israel's Ambassador to Bulgaria, H.E. Irit Lillian, has told Novinite.
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