Kiril Petkov

Bulgarian-Ukrainian Ship Crew Evacuated from Mariupol

Ukrainian guards on an artillery patrol boat in Mariupol in January 2019. Photo: EPA-EFE/SERGEY VAGANOV

Fourteen Bulgarian seamen and one Ukrainian who have been evacuated from a ship that was stranded in embattled Mariupol, arrived on Monday in the Bulgarian city of Varna, the authorities said.

Bulgarian Club Named After Nazi Ally Outrages North Macedonia

Saturday's opening of a Bulgarian cultural club in the North Macedonia town of Bitola named after Ivan Mihailov, a controversial 20th Century nationalist movement leader who became a Nazi collaborator, has been criticised as a threat to ongoing attempts to achieve a breakthrough in the two countries' dispute over history.

The PM and Foreign Minister visited North Macedonia and declared the Bulgarian Community a “Priority”

"The Bulgarian community in the Republic of North Macedonia is a real priority," said Prime Minister Kiril Petkov at a meeting at the Consulate General of Bulgaria in Bitola, BTA reported.

He called for hard work on both sides of the border to overcome all problems and make the Balkans a prosperous region.

Bulgarian PM: The Sailors from the Ship "Tsarevna" are returning to Bulgaria

The group of sailors on the ship "Tsarevna" is about to move to Donetsk, from where it will depart for Bulgaria. This was announced by Prime Minister Kiril Petkov.

"The other part of the crew - three Bulgarians and two Ukrainian citizens, including the captain of the ship, remain on board at will," Petkov explained.

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