The third preliminary vote in the procedure for the election of the new United Nations Secretary General will be held at the Security Council on 29 August, Ramlan Bin Ibrahim, Permanent Representative of Malaysia to the UN and chairing the Security Council, has been quoted as saying by TASS and BTA. During the previous vote held on 5 August, former Portuguese PM Antonio Guterres rankled first with eleven "encourage" votes, two "discourage" votes and two "no opinion" ones. Second was former Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic with eight "encourage" votes, four "discourage" votes and three no opinion" ones. Next in the ranking came Argentine Foreign Minister Susana Malcorra, former Slovenian President Danilo Turk and Bulgarian Irina Bokova, who is UNESCO’s Director-General. Under current rules in order to be approved the candidate should receive nine “encourage” votes, including all five votes of the five permanent Security Council members – the United States, China, Russia, France and the United Kingdom. After that the candidate should be presented for approval at the United Nations General Assembly.
Deputy Minister of Culture Todor Chobanov has opened the exhibition " On the Waves of the Black Sea through the Ages" in the Segur Hall in the UNESCO headquarters in Paris. The event is part of Bulgaria's cultural program during the 47th session of..
It is of the utmost importance that the Bulgarian delegation in the European Parliament votes unanimously in favour of Bulgaria. The Prime Minister said this to journalists in Razlog ahead of tomorrow's European Parliament decision on the country's..
A record amount of fentanyl, ready for distribution, was seized in two operations carried out by the Main Directorate for Combatting Organised Crime (GDBOP) in Targovishte and Montana within a week, according to reporter Silvia Velikova...
A new lane for heavy trucks over 12 tons will be opened at the Danube Bridge in Ruse, announced Ruse Regional Governor Dragomir Draganov. The initiative..
On July 7, the Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) puts into circulation a silver commemorative coin titled "175 Years Since the Birth of Ivan Vazov", BNB..
Gorna Oryahovitsa is the largest non-district town in Northern Bulgaria. It is located near Bulgaria’s old capital, Veliko Tarnovo, and is an important..
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