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Sofia, Narodno Sabranie Sq.

Although Bulgaria and Hungary have an excellent political dialogue, they may achieve a lot more if they strengthen their cooperation on the important issues on the EU agenda, such as the issues of migration and EU enlargement. Vice-president Margarita Popova is on a working visit to Hungary at the invitation of the Bulgarian Republican Self-government in the country to commemorate the 100th anniversary since the establishment of the first association of Bulgarians in the Central-European country.

President Rosen Plevneliev held a working meeting with Foreign Minister Kristian Vigenin and the directors of the Defence Information Service and the National Intelligence Service on the situation in Ukraine.

The President of Bulgaria Rosen Plevneliev is following with concern the development of the situation in Ukraine after Russia’s Upper House of Parliament adopted a decree which allows the usage of Russian armed forces in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea. If necessary, the President will convene the Consultative Council for National Security.

Actions of armed forces of unknown origin directed at occupying sites from the critical infrastructure of Crimea are observed. An attempt has been made to speed up the disintegration processes in Ukraine.