site.btaCabinet Approves Additional Funding to Support Farmers

The caretaker Government has adopted a decree approving an additional BGN 125 million in the State Fund Agriculture (SFA) 2024 budget for financial support to farmers in view of the negative economic impact of the Russian aggression against Ukraine, the Cabinet press office said on Friday. The State aid is provided in implementation of the Agreement signed on February 12 between the Council of Ministers, the Agriculture Ministry, the SFA and branch organizations.

By another decision, the Council of Ministers approved a draft joint Bulgarian-Vietnamese declaration, which is to be adopted in the framework of the official visit of Bulgarian President Rumen Radev to Vietnam on November 24-28.

Vietnam is a traditional and important partner of Bulgaria in Southeast Asia. The year 2025 will mark the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations.