Mariya Gabriel

A total of 36 Bulgarian citizens and their family members were successfully evacuated today from the territory of the Gaza Strip and are now safe in Egypt. The 37th has expressed his desire to stay, this was announced by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mariya Gabriel.

"Only united can we hope for a good result, and not by accusing each other of showing weakness" - this is how the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mariya Gabriel commented on the tension in the ruling coalition in connection with the unknowns surrounding the acceptance of Bulgaria into Schengen:

"We Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria" (WCC-DB) disputed the agreement on prime ministerial rotation with GERB, questioning the activity of the deputy prime minister and minister of foreign affairs Mariya Gabriel in relation to Bulgaria's entry into Schengen.

Bulgaria and the USA stand firm in their support for Ukraine. This is stated in a joint statement published by the US State Department after the second session of the Strategic Dialogue between Bulgaria and the US. The delegations, led by Foreign Minister Mariya Gabriel and Senior Political Adviser Derek Chollet, held talks in Washington.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is monitoring the situation with the stranded 30 Bulgarian citizens who are in Volos, Greece. This was stated by the Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mariya Gabriel.

Bulgaria is in constant contact with the Greek authorities, she noted:

Bulgaria's candidacy for membership of the UN Human Rights Council in the period 2024-2026 was presented today by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mariya Gabriel.

"At the moment, we're not working on a political lead in relation to the murder of Aleksei Petrov". This was announced by Interior Minister Kalin Stoyanov at a briefing in the Council of Ministers. However, he indicated that this and other versions are being checked. There are no suspects for the murder so far.

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has accused the United Nations of compromising its impartiality over its stance on the recent altercation about a road project in a buffer zone in Turkish Cyprus.

Deputy Prime Minister of Bulgaria, Mariya Gabriel, responded to yesterday's statements by President Rumen Radev, with which he defined the government as an "assembly conceived with scandalous recordings". He accused the cabinet of trying with every failure to grab more power and control the services.

"It's not good for Bulgaria's image, it's another wrong step when we talk about Bulgaria as a loyal member of the EU and NATO. We should be like other countries. A country like Great Britain points the finger at us: 'Look what you're doing here' - fifth column, almost."