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''The Presidency of Bulgaria is a unique opportunity to present Bulgaria in a positive way.'' This was announced today  by Deputy Prime Minister for Justice Reform and Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva, BGNES reported.

Exclusive interview of Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency) with His Excellency,Mr. D. Francisco Javier PÉREZ-GRIFFO Y DE VIDES, Ambassador of Spain to Bulgaria.

Mr. D. Francisco Javier PÉREZ-GRIFFO Y DE VIDES

Date and place of birth: 22.01.1949, Madrid (Madrid)

Interim Prime Minister Ognyan Gerdzhikov has appointed career diplomat Boyko Mirchev as Deputy Foreign Minister, the government says.

Stefan Petrov and Mihail Mihaylov has been appointed as Deputy Defense Ministers.

Ivica Dacic on Thursday ceremonially awarded diplomatic passports to Serbian Olympic medalists in individual events at the London and Rio Games.

The foreign minister thus made them goodwill ambassadors, Tanjug reported.

Romanian President Klaus Iohannis has recalled the country's ambassador to Sofia Anton Pacuretu.

Pacuretu is one of fourteen ambassadors, who were recalled with a decree signed by Iohannis on Tuesday.

Pacuretu has served as Romanian ambassador in Bulgaria since 2009.

US President Barack Obama has put forward the name of Eric Rubin as Washington's next Ambassador to Bulgaria, a White House message shows.

If Rubin is later confirmed, Bulgaria will be his first-ever ambassadorial appointment.

U.S. special envoy for Syria Michael Ratney held talks with Turkish Foreign Ministry officials on Sept. 14 in Ankara on issues about the war-torn Syria, according to diplomatic sources.

Ratney was appointed to his position in July and had previously worked for the State Department in the Middle East.

Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias is meeting on Friday with the U.S. State Department’s Special Envoy and Coordinator for International Energy Affairs, Amos J. Hochstein. The meeting will take place at the Foreign ministry at 10.30 a.m.

BELGRADE - Serbian Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic announced on Friday that 20 new ambassadors and six new consuls would be appointed in the months to come.

Novinite.com has interviewed Ricardo Guerra de Aráujo, Chargé d'Affaires at the Brazilian Embassy in Sofia.