Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Interventions to tone down rhetoric 

A temporary lull in Greek-Albanian diplomatic tensions has arisen ahead of the Greek elections after interventions from Washington, Berlin and Brussels.

Diplomatic tensions rose between Athens and Tirana after the arrest and imprisonment of the newly elected ethnic Greek mayor of Himare, Fredi Beleri, just two days before local elections in the neighboring country.

Dacic thanks Cypriot ambassador for non-recognition of so-called Kosovo

BELGRADE - Serbian FM Ivica Dacic received a farewell visit from outgoing Cypriot Ambassador to Belgrade Dimitrios Theophylactou on Monday, thanking him for Cyprus's continued support to the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Serbia and for its consistent and principled position of non-recognition of the unilaterally declared independence of the so-called Kosovo.

Bulgaria: The President appointed a New Foreign Minister

Caretaker Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikolay Milkov was released by decree of President Rumen Radev. It was published today in the State Gazette.

With the same decree, Ivan Iliev Kondov, who until now held the position of permanent secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, was appointed to the position of acting foreign minister.

First group of Greeks evacuated from Sudan make it home

The first group of Greeks and their families being evacuated from war-torn Sudan arrived at the Elefsina air base west of Athens on Tuesday morning.

A Hellenic Air Force transport plane brought the 13 Greeks and four spouses of different nationalities, who had been taken to Djibouti and from there to Egypt before being flown back home.

31 Bulgarians have expressed their desire to Evacuate from Sudan

At the moment, 31 Bulgarian citizens have expressed their desire to evacuate from Sudan. This was said at an extraordinary briefing at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and spokesperson of the department, Kostadin Kojabashev. A 24/7 connection is maintained with them, he added.

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