Bulgaria–United States relations

Bulgaria is facing the problem of propaganda disseminated by "paid" local and media and certain groups, Eric Seth Rubin, nominated to be the next US ambassador to Bulgaria, has said.

In his words, these are trying to convince Bulgarians they are not welcome among Western allies.

Novinite is publishing a farewell message submitted by Roderick W Moore, Chargé d'Affaires of the US Embassy in Sofia. Mr Moore, who has had a number of diplomatic appointments to Bulgaria over the past 25 years, arrived in August to run the embassy until a successor to Ms Marcie Ries has been appointed.

Bulgaria's President Rosen Plevneliev has suggested that the only way to avoid a war in the existing situation is to step up integration.

Speaking Sunday at a meeting with Bulgarians living in New York City, he noted that the EU was expected to unite in order to cope with the refugee crisis, instead of each and every member of the EU family catering to their own interests.

Bulgaria has started deploying more soldiers on its border with Turkey due to "the complicated situation" related to the migrant crisis.

The Bulgarian army could send up to 1,000 troops to back up border police if needed, the country's defense minister has said.

What hasn't changed significantly in Bulgaria over the past years are the challenges which Bulgaria is coming across in the field of the rule of law, Roderick Moore, the US Chargé d'Affairs ad interim in Sofia, has said.

NATO would not do anything in Bulgaria unless the country specifically demands that. That was the statement made by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg Tuesday in an interview for the Bulgarian National Radio.

The decision for the dislocation of heavy weaponry to Bulgaria has been made by the US and not by NATO.

Bulgaria, Turkey, and Greece are to sign Monday an agreement on a common contact center and joint border patrols.

The interior ministers of Turkey and Greece are to arrive in Sofia for the signing ceremony, according to reports of Bulgaria's Interior Ministry, as cited by dnevnik.bg.

Bulgaria's Foreign Ministry said on Thursday it has no information about Bulgarian officials having been denied access to the United States over suspected involvement in corruption.

The new British Ambassador to Sofia Emma Hopkins demonstrated her knowledge of the Bulgarian language in a video address, which was published on the Facebook page of the embassy on Monday.

Mrs Hopkins shared that she was honoured to be the new British Ambassador to Sofia and together with her family, they were happy to have Bulgaria as their new home.

BELGRADE - Bulgarian Ambassador in Belgrade Angel Dimitrov has hosted a reception to mark the country's Liberation Day, voicing belief that Serbia and Bulgaria will be of use to one another and pointing out they can serve as an example of good neighborly relations.