Velislava Petrova

MFA: Bulgaria will Not Recognize Passports issued in the Occupied Zones in Ukraine

"The preparation of our country in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) is moving forward, and on August 25, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs held a meeting of the interdepartmental coordination mechanism for Bulgaria's accession to the OECD.

Bulgarian PM Kiril Petkov will Visit the United States on May 9 and 10

Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov will pay a working visit to the United States. On May 9 and 10, Prime Minister Petkov will be in Washington, D.C.

Together with Petkov will be the Ministers of Energy Alexander Nikolov, the Ministers of Defense Dragomir Zakov, as well as the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Velislava Petrova.

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 MFA: 7 Bulgarians are Missing after the Ferry Fire near Greece

Deputy Foreign Minister Velislava Petrova gave a briefing on the latest information about the missing Bulgarians after the fire aboard a ferry in the Ionian Sea.

A total of 12 people are missing, there are data that 7 of them have Bulgarian citizenship. Our consul in Thessaloniki met with the victims.

Bulgaria and North Macedonia Jointly Mark 150th Anniversary of Gotse Delchev's Birth

Representatives of the governments of Bulgaria and North Macedonia laid wreaths at the grave of Gotse Delchev in the courtyard of the Church of the Holy Savior in Skopje, as part of the celebrations of the 150th anniversary of his birth.

150 Years Since the Birth of Gotse Delchev: Bulgarian President and PM together in Blagoevgrad

LIVE: Candidates for Ministers of 'There is Such a People'

The leadership of the parliamentary group "There is such a people" and candidate for PM Plamen Nikolov presented the nominations for ministers to "Stand up BG! We are coming!".

At the moment the largest parliamentary party refuses to disclose the names, arguing that it will present them to its political partners first.

Rate of COVID-19 Infections is Reduced with 50% in Complete Isolation

The rate of COVID-19 infections  is reduced with 50% in complete isolation. The lives of 59,000 people were saved thanks to this measure. The number of people infected with coronavirus is much higher than the number of tested. Testing is insufficient and does not give us the full picture of the situation, Dr.