20 September 2017 | 20:08
The meeting of President Rumen Radev with Miroslav Lajcak, president of the 72nd session of the UN General Assembly, focused on the transformation of the European policy towards migrants and the need to channel EU support towards addressing the economic and social problems in the countries of origin of migration flows. Talking to Bulgarian journalists at the end of the meeting, the head of state pointed out that if the open-door policy towards migrants continues, it will require ever larger security and integration spending from EU member states to provide for the integration programs and guarantee their own security, and yet the problem will remain unresolved where it first arose.
20 September 2017 | 19:07
The opportunities to promote bilateral trade and mutual investments between Bulgaria and Uzbekistan were discussed at a meeting of the presidents of the two countries, Rumen Radev and Shavkat Mirziyoyev.
20 September 2017 | 09:09
Bulgaria expects that the newly adopted in Ukraine Law on education should in no way affect the rights and chances of our compatriots in the country to study their native tongue. This is what President Rumen Radev called for at a meeting in New York with his Ukrainian counterpart Petro Poroshenko. "We agreed on lifting any restrictions whatsoever on the teaching of the Bulgarian language at schools both in terms of quantity and quality of classes", the Bulgarian head of state commented to journalists at the end of the meeting.
19 September 2017 | 21:09
It is impossible to guarantee security and stability in Europe while the crisis in the Middle East continues. This was the common position taken on by head of state Rumen Radev and His Excellency Abdullah bin Al-Hussein, King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. The two leaders held a meeting in New York today within the framework of the 72nd session of the UN General Assembly. The Bulgarian president thanked King Abdullah II for Jordan's support in the fight against terrorism and the reestablishment of stability in the Middle East.
19 September 2017 | 21:09
With its significant oil and gas reserves, Iran has the potential to take part in Bulgaria's energy diversification process. This is what President Rumen Radev said at a meeting held in New York with his Iranian counterpart, Dr. Hassan Rouhani. They shared the opinion that the expansion of the energy infrastructure that connects Europe and Asia creates conditions that precipitate the more active copperation between Bulgaria and Iran. Dr. Rouhani pointed out that in Iran's energy sector, a number of large-scale projects are being implemented with investments from European countries, China, India and Japan and Iran will continue working to attract new investors and gain access to new markets.
