Bulgaria is a participant in the 2017 Tourism Video Competition on the occasion of the 22nd General Assembly of the United Nations World Tourism Organization, which will take place in the period September 11-17 in Chengdu, China. The contest is..
At the end of every year we usually remember the most important events that occurred during it. Just like these days when 2016 is at its end and we are waiting for 2017 to come. Making charts of this kind is risky, but we probably would not be wrong..
A UN expert report reads that weapons from Eastern Europe and Israel end up in the hands of the warring sides in South Sudan, AFP reports, as quoted by BTA. The report mentions a shipment of 4,000 assault rifles, delivered to the defence ministry of..
Addressing the UN General Assembly’s 71 st session in New York, Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev stated that “we cannot and should not accept that terrorism and violent extremism is the “new normal” and urged the international community..
Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev and Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau have discussed the current situation in the EU after the British referendum on exiting the union, as well as issues related to bilateral trade and economic cooperation and..
In New York, during a UN summit dedicated to the issues of migrant and refugee flows, Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev said that sharing responsibility globally for the management of migration and refugee flows was of vital importrance. Countries of..
New runners for the position of United Nations Secretary-General could emerge during the voting of the UN Security Council and if Bulgaria nominated Commissioner Kristalina Georgieva for the post, Moscow would discuss the candidacy. This is what Russian..
Bulgaria’s Irina Bokova has slipped from third to fifth position after the second vote for the position of UN Secretary General with 7 votes. Former Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Guterres is still in the lead with 11 votes, followed by Serbia's..
A two-day UN summit dedicated to humanitarian issues has opened in Istanbul. Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov also takes part in the forum. The summit is the first of its kind and includes some 170 member states of the UN. A total of 60 heads..
