Ivan Kondov

At a ceremony this morning, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mariya Gabriel accepted the position in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from the Acting Foreign Minister Ivan Kondov.

"All together we must defend the place and role of our country in the EU and in the world. Let's turn challenges into opportunities," said Gabriel during the ceremony.

Bulgaria is ready to help Ukraine in rebuilding its infrastructure and economy.

No specific actions have been taken in this direction yet, but there is already a declared interest from those working in the construction industry, specified the Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ivan Kondov.

Bulgaria's Foreign Minister Ivan Kondov has urged India to use its influence on Russia on the need to end the war against Ukraine, the ministry said. Kondov had a conversation with his Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishankar in Stockholm, where the European Union - Indo-Pacific region ministerial forum was held yesterday.

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.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs held a meeting with the Ambassador of Turkey to Bulgaria Aylin Sekizkök.

It took place today between the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ivan Kondov and the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Turkey to Sofia Aylin Sekizkyok, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced.

There will be 760 sections abroad in 68 countries, said Ivan Kondov - head of a working group for voting abroad at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, BNR reported.

He described as the biggest difficulty the delivery of machines and ballots to all sections abroad in a possible second round of the presidential election.

The Foreign Ministry will move amendments to election legislation to introduce expatriate voting by postal mail in Bulgarian political elections, require advance registration of Bulgarians willing to vote abroad, and set up an overseas constituency election commission, Foreign Minister Svetlan Stoev told a briefing on Friday.