Today marks 23 years since the start of the first peacekeeping mission of the Bulgarian Army – as part of the United Nations mission UNTAC in Cambodia devastated by the Khmer Rouge. A commemorative ceremony was held in Sofia at the monument of the soldiers who died in the Far East organized by the union of former and current blue helmets. Bulgaria joined UNTAC on 4 May 1992 and was involved in the mission until 27 November 1993. In this major effort UN engaged more than 22,000 in military and civilian staff from 31 countries. 1300 Bulgarian blue helmets joined the operation and 10 of them died in that Asian country.
Clouds will break over the western half of the country overnigh t, becoming mostly clear, while rain will continue to fall over the east. Friday will be mostly sunny. There will be light winds, mainly from the north. Minimum temperatures will be between..
Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev and Deputy Foreign Minister Ivan Kondov met at the Council of Ministers with relatives of the Bulgarian sailors on board the hijacked ship Galaxy Leader, where Glavchev assured that efforts to secure their release were..
The Bulgarian Parliament has finally postponed the liberalisation of the energy market for one year, starting from 1 July. The decision was taken with 152 votes in favour - of GERB-CDS, MRF, Vazrazhdane, "BSP for Bulgaria" and ITN. 35 PP-DB MPs..
MEPs are concerned about Russian interference in the upcoming elections on June 9, and the properties on the territory of Bulgaria currently owned by..
On Thursday , a cold atmospheric front will pass through the country. It will be rainy with thunders over the whole of Bulgaria. There..
Bulgaria will assist Ukraine in the process of rebuilding its energy infrastructure. This was announced after a meeting between Bulgaria’s Energy..
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