Consular Department

Diplomatic relations between Bulgaria and Greece were established in 1880, developed gradually over the years, and today they are at an exceptional stage of maturity.  They develop constructively, showing an upward trend in all areas, especially after the accession of Bulgaria to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in March 2004 and its membership in the EU from January 1, 2007.

Two Romanian nationals have been repatriated from Syria via Iraq, according to the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE). "After complex steps taken at the level of the Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on October 27, 2019, the specific procedures for repatriation from the Syrian Arab Republic, through the Republic of Iraq, of two Romanian nationals were completed.

Situations in which the task force at Romania's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE) can be activated were on the agenda of talks at the first regional consular meeting this year organised on Thursday and Friday in Rome, attended by Romanian consuls from Italy, Spain and Portugal.

A group of 15 people - Romanian nationals and their family members, Syrian citizens - was repatriated from Syria via Turkey on Wednesday, the Romanian Foreign Ministry (MAE) reports. According to MAE, the repatriation was made with the support from the Romanian embassies in Damascus, Ankara, the Consulate General of Romania in Istanbul and the honorary consul of Romania in Iskenderun.

The Arab Republic of Egypt plays an important role in Romania's strategy to develop relations with states in Africa and the Middle East, being in fact Romania's main trade partner in the region.

The head of the Consular Department within MAE [Ministry of Foreign Affairs], Bogdan Stanescu, on Tuesday stated that MAE invited the Libyan Embassy in Bucharest to discuss over the 'circumstances and all that happened' during the January 4th incident when a Romanian sailor died, following an attack on the ship he was on, by a fighter plane.