Foreign Relations of Bulgaria - By Country

• Afghanistan has an embassy in Sofia.
• Bulgaria has an embassy in Kabul.
• Bulgaria has sent 510 soldiers to contribute to the International Security Assistance Force.

• Albania has an embassy in Sofia
• Bulgaria has an embassy in Tirana.

• Algeria has an embassy in Sofia.
• Bulgaria has an embassy in Algiers.
• Both countries are full members of the Union for the Mediterranean.

• Since 1976, Bulgaria has an embassy in Luanda.
• Angola is represented in Bulgaria through its embassy in Athens (Greece).

• Argentina has an embassy in Sofia, Bulgaria.
• Fondation Argentina-Bulgaria (Bulgarians living in Argentina)
• Bulgarian embassy in Buenos Aires

• Armenia has an embassy in Sofia.
• Since December 19, 1999, Bulgaria has an embassy in Yerevan.
• Both countries are full members of the Council of Europe, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), and the Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation.
• There are around 30,000 people of Armenian descent living in Bulgaria.

• Australia is represented in Bulgaria through its embassy in Athens (Greece) and has an honorary consulate in Sofia.
• Bulgaria has an embassy in Canberra.

• Both countries fought together during World War I.
• Austria has an embassy in Sofia.
• Bulgaria has an embassy in Vienna and an honorary consulate in Salzburg.
• Both countries are full members of the European Union.
• In April 2005, the President of Bulgaria Georgi Parvanov made a state visit to Austria.

• Azerbaijan has an embassy in Sofia.
• Bulgaria has an embassy in Baku.
• Both countries are full members of the Council of Europe, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and the Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC)
• Bulgaria recognized the independence of Azerbaijan on January 14, 1992.

• Bulgaria recognized Belarus on December 23, 1991.
• Belarus has an embassy in Sofia and an honorary consulate in Burgas.
• Bulgaria has an embassy in Minsk.
• Both countries are full members of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe.

• Belgium has an embassy in Sofia.
• Bulgaria has an embassy in Brussels.
• Both countries are full members of Francophonie, NATO and of the European Union.

• Since 1996, Bulgaria has an embassy in Sarajevo.
• Bosnia and Herzegovina has an embassy in Sofia.
• Both countries are full members of the Southeast European Cooperation Process, of the Southeast European Cooperative Initiative, of the Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe, of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe and of the Council of Europe.

• Relations they were severed on June 1, 1939 and were restored on October 10, 1945.
• On December 23, 1992, Bulgaria recognised the Czech Republic and established diplomatic relations with it at the level of embassies as of January 1, 1993.
• Bulgaria has an embassy and an honorary consulate in Prague.
• Czech Republic has an embassy in Sofia and an honorary consulate in Varna.
• Both countries are full members of the Council of Europe, of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, of NATO and of the European Union.

• Bulgaria has embassy in Beijing.
• China has embassy in Sofia.
• Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs about relations with Bulgaria

• Bulgaria has an embassy in Ottawa and a consulate-general in Toronto.
• Canada has a consulate in Sofia, and is represented through its embassy in Bucharest (Romania) for diplomatic matters.
• Both countries are members of NATO.

• Bulgaria has an embassy in Zagreb.
• Croatia has an embassy in Sofia.

• Bulgaria is has an embassy in Nicosia, and honorary consulate in Limassol.
• Cyprus has an embassy in Sofia.
• Cyprus Foreign Affairs: List of bilateral treaties with Bulgaria

• Bulgaria has an honorary consulate in Quito.

• Bulgaria has an embassy in Cairo.
• Egypt has an embassy in Sofia.
• Both countries are full members of the Union for the Mediterranean.
• Bulgarian embassy in Cairo

• Bulgaria recognised Estonia on May 20, 1921 and re-recognised Estonia on August 26, 1991.
• Both countries restored diplomatic relations on September 10, 1991.
• In 2009, Bulgaria opened an embassy in Tallinn.
• Estonia has an embassy and an honorary consulate in Sofia.
• Both countries are full members of NATO and of the European Union.
• Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs about relations with Bulgaria

• In 1963, the diplomatic representations of the two countries were upgraded to the level of embassy.
• Bulgaria has an embassy in Helsinki and an honorary consulate in Kemi.
• Finland has an embassy in Sofia and an honorary consulate in Varna.
• Both countries are full members of the European Union.
• Bulgarian embassy in Helsinki
• Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs about relations with Bulgaria
• Finnish embassy in Sofia

• Bulgaria has an embassy in Paris
• France has an embassy in Sofia.
• Both countries are members of the European Union and NATO. Bulgaria is a full member of the Francophonie since 1993.
• French president Nicolas Sarkozy, has been essential for the liberation of the Bulgarian nurse in the HIV trial in Libya.
• Bulgarian embassy in Paris (in French only)
• French Foreign Ministry about relations with Bulgaria
• French embassy in Sofia (in French and Bulgarian only)

• Bulgaria recognized the independence of Georgia on January 15, 1992.
• Bulgaria has an embassy in Tbilissi
• Georgia has an embassy in Sofia.
• Both countries are full members of the Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation.
• Georgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs about the relations with Bulgaria

• Bulgaria has an embassy in Berlin, a general-consulate in Munich and an office in Bonn.
• Germany has an embassy in Sofia.
• Both countries are members of the European Union and NATO.
• German Foreign Ministry about relations with Bulgaria

Relations between Greece (the Hellenic Republic) and Bulgaria (the Republic of Bulgaria) have been very cordial since the 1950s, due to the strong cultural, political and religious ties between the two nations, preceded in the earlier 20th century by periods of intense mutual hostility. Since Bulgaria's independence in 1908, Greece and Bulgaria faced each other in three major wars: the Second Balkan War, the First World War and the Second World War, in which Bulgaria briefly occupied parts of northern Greece.

• They were on the same side during World War I.
• Bulgaria has an embassy in Budapest.
• Hungary has an embassy in Sofia and an honorary consulate in Varna.
• Both countries are full members of NATO and of the European Union.
• Bulgarian embassy in Budapest
• Hungarian embassy in Sofia (in Bulgarian and Hungarian only)

• Bulgaria has an embassy in New Delhi and an honorary consulate in Kolkata.
• India has an embassy in Sofia.

Bulgaria was among the States that recognized Indonesia's independence since its Proclamation of Independence on August 17, 1945. The two countries established diplomatic relations on September 21, 1956. Bulgaria has had an embassy in Jakarta since October 1958 and Indonesia has had an embassy in Sofia Since 1960.

• Since 1939, Bulgaria has an embassy in Tehran.
• Iran has an embassy in Sofia.

• Bulgaria has an embassy in Baghdad.
• Iraq has an embassy in Sofia.
• Bulgaria was part of the Multinational force in Iraq between May 2003 and December 2008.

• Bulgaria has an embassy in Dublin.
• Ireland has an embassy in Sofia.
• Both countries are full members of the Council of Europe, of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and of the European Union.

• Bulgaria has an embassy in Tel Aviv.
• Israel has an embassy in Sofia.
• There are 2,300 Jews living in Bulgaria.
• Both countries are full members of the Union for the Mediterranean.

• Bulgaria has an embassy in Rome, a general consulate in Milan and 6 honorary consulates (in Ancona, Florence, Genoa, Naples, Turin and Treviso).
• Italy has an embassy in Sofia and an honorary consulate in Plovdiv.
• Both countries are full members of the European Union and of NATO.

• Both countries re-established diplomatic relations in September 1959.
• Bulgaria has an embassy in Tokyo and an honorary consulate in Yokohama.
• Japan has an embassy in Sofia.
• Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs about relations with Bulgaria

• Since 1994, Bulgaria has embassy in Astana.
• Since November 2004, Kazakhstan has an embassy and an honorary consulate in Sofia.
• Both countries are full members of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe.

• Kosovo declared its independence from Serbia in 17 February 2008 and Bulgaria recognized it in 20 March 2008.
• Bulgaria has an embassy in Pristina.
• In 2010, Kosovo opened an embassy in Sofia.

• Bulgaria is represented in Latvia through its embassy in Warsaw (Poland) and through an honorary consulate in Riga.
• Latvia is represented in Bulgaria through its embassy in Warsaw (Poland) and through an honorary consulate in Sofia.
• Both countries are full members of NATO and of the European Union.
• Latvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs about relations with Bulgaria

• Since May 1967, Bulgaria has embassy in Beirut.
• Since 1983, Lebanon has an embassy in Sofia.
• Both countries are full members of the Francophonie and of the Union for the Mediterranean.

• In the late 1990s a Libyan children's hospital was the site of an outbreak of HIV infection that spread to over 400 patients. Libya blamed the outbreak on Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor, who were arrested and eventually sentenced to death. The international view was that Libya has used the medics as scapegoats for poor hygiene conditions, and Bulgaria with the support of its main allies the European Union and the United States repeatedly called on Tripoli to release them. The medics were finally extradited to Bulgaria and immediately pardoned at Sofia Airport on July 24, 2007.

• Bulgaria has an embassy in Vilnius.
• Lithuania has an embassy in Sofia.
• Both countries are full members of NATO and of the European Union.
• Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign affairs: list of bilateral treaties with Bulgaria (in Lithuanian only)

The rules governing good neighbourly relations agreed between Bulgaria and the Republic of Macedonia were set in the Joint Declaration of February 22, 1999 reaffirmed by a joint memorandum signed on January 22, 2008 in Sofia.

• Bulgaria is represented in Malta through its embassy in Rome (Italy).
• Malta has 2 honorary consulates in Bulgaria (in Sofia and Varna).

• Since 1975, Bulgaria has an embassy in Mexico City.
• Mexico is represented in Bulgaria through its embassy in Budapest (Hungary) and an honorary consulate in Sofia.

• Since 1992, Bulgaria has embassy in Chişinău.
• Moldova has embassy in Sofia.
• Both countries are full members of the Council of Europe and of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe.

• Until the beginning of the 1990s Bulgaria was Mongolia's 3rd biggest trading partner.

• Bulgaria recognized the Republic of Montenegro on June 12, 2006.
• Bulgarian embassy in Podgorica (in Bulgarian only)

• Since January 1962, Bulgaria has an embassy in Rabat and an honorary consulate in Casablanca.
• Morocco has an embassy in Sofia.
• Both countries are full members of the Union for the Mediterranean.
• Both countries are full members of Francophonie.

• Bulgaria has an embassy in The Hague.
• The Netherlands has an embassy in Sofia.
• Both countries are full members of NATO and of the European Union.
• Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs about relations with Bulgaria (in Dutch only)

• Since April 1918, Bulgaria has embassy in Oslo.
• Norway has embassy in Sofia and an honorary consulate in Varna.
• Both countries are full members of the Council of Europe, of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe and of NATO.

• Diplomatic relations were established on 29 November 1948.
• Bulgaria maintains an embassy in Pyongyang.
• North Korea maintains an embassy in Sofia.
• Bulgarian Foreign Ministry on the relations between the two countries

• Since 1974, Bulgaria has embassy in Islamabad.
• Pakistan reopened its embassy in Sofia. Pakistan has an embassy in Sofia.

• Bulgaria is represented in Paraguay through its embassy in Buenos Aires (Argentina).
• Paraguay is represented in Bulgaria through its embassy in Rome (Italy).

• Peru closed its embassy in Sofia for economic reasons in 2003. Peru is now represented in Bulgaria through its embassy in Athens (Greece).
• Bulgaria is represented in Peru through its embassy in Brasília (Brazil).

• Bulgaria has an embassy in Warsaw and an honorary consulate in Wroclaw.
• Poland has an embassy in Sofia.
• Both countries are full members of NATO and of the European Union.

• Relations were severed in 1945 and were restored on June 24, 1974.
• Bulgaria has an embassy and an honorary consulate in Lisbon.
• Portugal has an embassy in Sofia.
• Both countries are full members of the Council of Europe, of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, of NATO and of the European Union.

Bulgarian relations with Romania featured regular official visits by the two presidents. Romanian-Bulgarian relations are developing "very intensively" because of EU accession, since Romania and Bulgaria joined together the European Union in 2007. Romania and Bulgaria have never had any serious conflicts, other than a territorial dispute over the Dobruja region in 1913-1940, now largely forgotten. Vidin and Calafat have perhaps the closest relations of any towns along this lower section of the Danube. There is a regular ferry service, so locals here have regular interchange with their neighbors across the border.

• Bulgaria has an embassy in Moscow and 3 consulates generale (in Saint Petersburg, Novosibirsk and Yekaterinburg).
• Russia has an embassy in Sofia and 2 consulates generale (in Ruse and Varna).
• Russia was the first country to recognize Bulgaria, and greatly helped Bulgaria in its war of independence from Ottoman Turkey.

• Bulgaria has an embassy in Belgrade.
• Serbia has an embassy in Sofia.
• There are between 20,000 and 30,000 Bulgarians who are living in Serbia.

• Bulgaria recognized Slovakia on December 23, 1992.
• Since February 1994, Bulgaria has embassy in Bratislava.
• Since June 1994, Slovakia has embassy in Sofia.
• Both countries are full members of the Council of Europe, of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, of NATO and of the European Union.

• Bulgaria has an embassy in Ljubljana.
• Slovenia is represented in Bulgaria through its embassy in Budapest (Hungary).
• Both countries are full members of NATO and of the European Union.

• Bulgaria has an embassy in Pretoria
• Since 1992, South Africa has an embassy in Sofia.

• During the Cold War Bulgaria had diplomatic relations only with North Korea.
• Bulgaria has an embassy in Seoul.
• South Korea has an embassy in Sofia.
• South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade about relations with Bulgaria

• Relations were severed in 1946 and were restored in 1970 at the level of Consular Office and Trade Mission.
• Since January 27, 1970, the diplomatic relations were elevated to embassy level.
• Bulgaria has an embassy in Madrid and an honorary consulate in Barcelona.
• Spain has an embassy in Sofia.
• Both countries are full members of the NATO and of the European Union.
• Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs about relations with Bulgaria (in Spanish only)

In 1967, Bulgaria sent the first Bulgarian ambassador to Khartoum. The activities of the Bulgarian embassy in Khartoum were terminated in April 1990, and later reestablished in March, 2005. In 2006 the General Consulate of the Sudan, in Sofia, Bulgaria has been upgraded to the rank of embassy.

• Since 1915, Bulgaria has embassy in Stockholm.
• Sweden has embassy in Sofia and an honorary consulate in Varna.
• Both countries are full members of the Council of Europe, of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe and of the European Union.

• Switzerland officially recognized Bulgaria on November 28, 1879
• Bulgaria has an embassy in Bern.
• Switzerland has an embassy in Sofia.
• Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs about relations with Bulgaria

• Since May 1955, Bulgaria has embassy in Damascus and an honorary consulate in Aleppo.
• Syria has an embassy in Sofia.
• Both countries are full members of the Union for the Mediterranean.

• Since 1975, Bulgaria has embassy in Bangkok.
• Thailand has an honorary consulate in Sofia.
• There is a Thai Village in Bulgaria since 2006

• Bulgaria has an embassy in Tunis.
• Tunisia is represented in Bulgaria through its embassy in Belgrade (Serbia).
• Both countries are full members of the Union for the Mediterranean.

• Bulgaria has an embassy in Ankara, 2 general consulates in Istanbul and Edirne and a chancellery in Bursa.
• Turkey has an embassy in Sofia and 2 general consulates in Plovdiv and Burgas.
• Both countries are full members of NATO.
• Bulgaria is an EU member and Turkey is a candidate.
• National Assembly of Bulgaria rejected the Armenian Genocide recognition bill. Bulgarian Parliament Rejected Armenian Genocide Recognition Bill
• Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs about relations with Bulgaria

• Bulgaria has an embassy in Kiev and a Consulate-General in Odessa.
• Ukraine has an embassy in Sofia and a Consulate-General in Varna.

Bulgaria has an embassy in Tashkent. Uzbekistan is represented in Bulgaria through a non resident ambassador based in Tashkent (in the Foreign Ministry.) Bulgaria provides a link in the trade corridor between Uzbekistan and the European Union, with important Black Sea ports. The two countries are interested in expanding trade by this route. However, despite repeated discussions on the subject, Uzbekistan has so far declined to supply natural gas to the Nabucco pipeline, which, if built, would feed gas to Europe via Bulgaria.

• Bulgaria has an embassy in London.
• The United Kingdom have an embassy in Sofia.
• Both countries are members of the European Union and NATO.
• British Foreign and Commonwealth Office about relations with Bulgaria

Bulgarian-American relations, first formally established in 1903, have moved from missionary activity and American support for Bulgarian independence in the late 19th century to the growth of trade and commerce in the early 20th century, to reluctant hostility during World War I and open war and bombardment in World War II, to ideological confrontation during the Cold War, to partnership with the United States in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and growing political, military and economic ties in the beginning of the 21st century.

• Bulgaria has an embassy in Hanoi.
• Vietnam has an embassy in Sofia.