Balgarianovinite.com Minister of Foreign Affairs Velislava Petrova urged Bulgaria’s swift accession to the US Visa Waiver Programme in talks with US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Allison Hooker, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Thursday. The meeting took place on the sidelines of a NATO foreign ministers’ gathering in Helsingborg, Sweden.
Petrova cited Bulgaria’s fulfilment of the technical criteria and stressed the importance of waiving tourist and business visa requirements for Bulgarian citizens, saying the issue was key to balance in Bulgaria’s strategic relations with the United States. The US side reaffirmed its commitment to continued talks on the matter.
Bulgaria and the United States reaffirmed their readiness to keep working together to strengthen cooperation in security and defence, modernize the Bulgarian armed forces, diversify energy supplies, and expand trade, investment, science and technology ties, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.
On May 20, PM Rumen Radev said he had raised the issue of lifting visa requirements for Bulgarian citizens in a phone call with US President Donald Trump and had expressed Bulgaria’s expectation that the matter be addressed urgently. Foreign Minister Petrova Urges Swift US Visa Waiver Access for Bulgaria 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-05-21 16:24:37 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