1 November 2013 | 16:04
For the first time in its newest history, Bulgaria has been hit by an inflow of refugees, which is a new challenge we are facing. This is what President Rosen Plevneliev said during his meeting with Kristalina Georgieva, EU Commissioner for International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response. According to the Head of State, the issue related to refugees and asylum seekers should not be used to gain narrow political dividends. Instead efforts should be put into drafting a systematic and long-term plan for overcoming the challenge.
31 October 2013 | 09:09
The Bulgarian and the Vietnamese sides will work to ensure that the bi-lateral trade grows from the current 60 million US dollars to 500 million in the next couple of years, President Rosen Plevneliev said in Ho Chi Minh, where he opened a second office of the service on trade and economic issues at the Bulgarian Embassy in Vietnam.
30 October 2013 | 14:02
Ho Chi Minh, SR Vietnam
30 October 2013 | 14:02
We are opening up new horizons and it is the politicians’ task to find the road and show pragmatism. I hope that agreements will be signed and new projects will be launched very soon. These were the words with which President Rosen Plevneliev addressed representatives of 30 Bulgarian and more than 50 Vietnamese companies in Ho Chi Minh, where the Head of state opened a Bulgarian-Vietnamese business forum.
30 October 2013 | 14:02
Negotiations for fraternization are due to be conducted between the cities of Sofia and Ho Chi Minh. This became clear after a meeting held between President Rosen Plevneliev and Le Hoang Quan, chair of the People's Committee of the Vietnamese province.