Bucharest

The messages from the new agreements reached by the Minister of Tourism Vassilis Kikilias during the successive meetings he held in Bucharest with Romanian tour operators were optimistic and very promising.

The Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov and the delegation that visited Kyiv arrived in Bucharest yesterday on a flight from Warsaw.

In the Romanian capital, the prime minister met with Romanian counterpart Nicolae Ciuca, President Klaus Iohannis and EU Transport Commissioner Adina Valean.

The talks focused on the war in Ukraine and gas supplies to Bulgaria and Romania.

As of today, the movement of the international train traveling between Sofia and Istanbul is restored. This became clear after the management of BDZ (Bulgarian Railways) and the Turkish Railways (TCDD) agreed to start the train again before the start of the summer season.

Large queues of refugees waiting to enter Bulgaria and register have formed at the Durankulak border checkpoint, so there is an urgent need for more volunteers, food, drink and hygiene supplies.

Images of bloodshed with killed civilians in Bucha, a suburb of Kyiv, toured the world. Ukrainian government accuses Russian soldiers of that. But Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky also has serious objections to former German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky told Romanian lawmakers on Monday evening that Kyiv will seek a new agreement with Bucharest to resolve mutual problems and bring the two states closer together after the war.

Ukrainian citizens arrived in Isaccea on Romanian territory and were evacuated by ferry from Ukraine, reported BNR. At the Isakca-Orlivka border crossing, they were greeted by Romanians who offer free transport and shelter.

Electricity and gas prices in Greece are much lower than the European average, despite the large increases borne by households.

Romanian Foreign Minister Bogdan Aurescu said on Sunday on TV that Romania wants to resume negotiations on the treasure it sent to Moscow for safekeeping during World War I in 1916 and which was never returned.

The hoard of almost 94 tonnes of gold coins, jewels and art objects has been a  source of friction for a decade.

A US interagency delegation led by Derek Chollet, a special adviser to the US State Department, is expected to visit Sofia, Bucharest and Brussels from today until February 11th. It will discuss a number of issues and consult with NATO allies and EU partners on Russia's aggression against Ukraine.

Blinken's Special Envoy is coming to Bulgaria to discuss Security