Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Bulgaria)
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| Established | 1879 |
| Current Minister | Nikolay Mladenov (2010) |
| Website | http://www.mfa.bg |
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Bulgarian: Министерство на външните работи, Ministerstvo na vanshnite raboti, abbreviated МВнР, or MVnR[1]) of Bulgaria is the ministry charged with overseeing the foreign relations of Bulgaria. It has been in existence since shortly after the Liberation of Bulgaria, with the first minister stepping into office on 17 July 1879. Until 1947, it was known as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Religious Denominations.
Since August 2005 the current (as of 2008[update]) Minister of Foreign Affairs is vice-premier Ivaylo Kalfin of Political Movement "Social Democrats", with Deputy Ministers Lyubomir Kyuchukov, Todor Churov, Milen Keremedchiev and Radion Popov.
- ^ The abbreviation, pronounced Me-Ve-Ne-Re, is meant to distinguish it from the Interior Ministry, which is abbreviated simply МВР, or MVR.
[edit] External links
- Official website (Bulgarian) (English)
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