Bulgaria–Palestine relations explained

Bulgaria–Palestine relations are the bilateral relations between Bulgaria and Palestine. Diplomatic relations were established in February 1973.^[1] Both countries are members of the Union for the Mediterranean. Bulgaria recognized the Palestinian Declaration of Independence issued by the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO).

History

In March 2018, President Rumen Radev visited Ramallah and met with President Mahmoud Abbas.^[2] Prime Minister Boyko Borisov made an official visit to Palestine in June 2018, meeting with his Palestinian counterpart Rami Hamdallah.^[3] On 27 November 2018, a group of representatives from Bulgaria visited the Yasser Arafat Memorial.^[4]

See also

• Foreign relations of Bulgaria
• Foreign relations of Palestine
  • Bulgaria–Israel relations Palestine–European Union relations

Notes and References

1. Web site: МВнР :: Палестина .
2. Web site: Bulgarian leader arrives in Ramallah for official visit . 22 March 2018 .
3. Web site: Boyko Borisov is Leaving for Work Visits to Israel and Palestine. 11 June 2018. www.novinite.com.
4. https://yam.ps/page-4789-en.html