site.btaForeign Minister Gabriel Has First Phone Call with Ukrainian Counterpart Kuleba, Expresses Solidarity with Ukraine

Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mariya Gabriel spoke over the phone with Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba and vowed her country's solidarity with Ukraine. This transpired from a tweet by Gabriel where she said she had "a good first phone call with Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba,  

Gabriel also wrote: "I look forward to working together on the future of the Bulgarian-Ukrainian relations. We express our solidarity with Ukraine and the Ukrainian people." 

On June 13, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement that Bulgaria strongly condemns the unprecedented and unprovoked military aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine and contributes to international efforts to support the country. "We are consistent in our position of solidarity with the people of Ukraine, as well as in our unconditional support for the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of the country within its internationally recognized borders, including territorial waters," the Foreign Ministry said.