Balgarianovinite.com Foreign Minister Velislava Petrova held bilateral meetings with Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Kestutis Budrys and Moldova’s Deputy Prime Minister for European Integration Cristina Gherasimov during her participation in a meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council in Luxembourg, the Foreign Ministry said on Monday.
With Budrys, Minister Petrova discussed the development of bilateral relations and cooperation between Bulgaria and Lithuania within the European Union. Special attention was paid to preparations for the upcoming Lithuanian Presidency of the Council of the EU, which will begin on January 1, 2027, the Foreign Ministry said.
With Gherasimov, Petrova discussed current issues on the bilateral agenda, reaffirmed Bulgaria’s support for Moldova’s EU path, and considered opportunities to strengthen bilateral economic ties and people-to-people contacts. Petrova highlighted the important role of the Bulgarian community in Moldova as a natural bridge between the two peoples. She also expressed Bulgaria’s support for Moldova’s European path, based on the principle of own merits and strict adherence to the established methodology.
During her visit to Luxembourg, Petrova also represented Bulgaria at the 11th EU-Egypt Association Council. In her statement, she underlined Egypt’s strategic importance for the European Union and for Bulgaria, noting that the country is Bulgaria’s largest foreign economic partner in the region and the first Arab country with which Bulgaria established diplomatic relations.
“In 2026, we mark 100 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations between Bulgaria and Egypt – an important anniversary which attests to the long-standing friendship and mutually beneficial cooperation between our two countries,” Petrova said. Foreign Minister Discusses Bilateral Relations with Counterparts from Lithuania, Moldova 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-06-15 18:01:29 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law
