A delegation of 11 MPs from all parliamentary groups headed by National Assembly President Rosen Zhelyazkov is visiting India on January 4. Rosen Zhelyazkov will meet with India’s Vice President and Speaker of the Upper House Jagdeep Dhankhar, as well as with the Speaker of the Lower House Om Birla. Political and economic relations between Bulgaria and India will be discussed during the meetings.
On 5 January, the parliamentary delegation will visit the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. The programme includes a meeting at the National Assembly of Vietnam with the Speaker of the Parliament Vuong Dinh Hue, as well as plenary talks between the delegations, reported BTA. In September 2023, a Vietnamese Parliamentary delegation headed by Vuong Dinh Hue, visited Sofia. Bulgaria and Vietnam signed 5 documents on bilateral cooperation in sport, tourism and culture.
On January 1, 2026, Bulgaria will take over the presidency of the Danube Strategy for the second time (after 2018) . This is happening at a difficult time for Europe, a time when the world is changing rapidly, when it is more important than ever..
Bulgarian President Rumen Radev had a telephone conversation with Polish President Andrzej Duda ahead of the upcoming Three Seas Initiative Summit in Warsaw. Radev highlighted the importance and potential of bilateral industrial cooperation, including..
For the second year in a row, the Bulgarian Industrial Association (BIA) will today present its "Effectiveness of Economic Policy" index. The index identifies specific weaknesses in Bulgaria's economic policies that, if addressed, could improve the..
In 2024, Bulgaria spent USD 2.208 billion (3.964 billion BGN), or 2.04% of its GDP, on defense, reads the annual report of NATO Secretary General Mark..
Bulgaria’s Ambassador to the United States Georgi Panayotov has requested an early end to his term, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced. The..
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have admitted to mistakenly firing on a UN facility in central Gaza in March, killing an UN staffer, reported BTA...
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