Bulgaria–Latvia relations
Encyclopedia
Bulgarian-Latvian relations are foreign relations between Bulgaria
and Latvia
. 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
.
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
and Latvia
Latvia
Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
. Bulgaria is represented in Latvia through its embassy in Warsaw
Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
(Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
) and through an honorary consulate in Riga
Riga
Riga is the capital and largest city of Latvia. With 702,891 inhabitants Riga is the largest city of the Baltic states, one of the largest cities in Northern Europe and home to more than one third of Latvia's population. The city is an important seaport and a major industrial, commercial,...
. Latvia is represented in Bulgaria through its embassy in Warsaw
Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
(Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
) and through an honorary consulate in Sofia
Sofia
Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 12th largest city in the European Union with a population of 1.27 million people. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of Mount Vitosha and approximately at the centre of the Balkan Peninsula.Prehistoric settlements were excavated...
.
Both countries are full members of NATO and of the European Union
European Union
The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...
.
External links
- Bulgarian Foreign Ministry: direction of the Bulgarian honorary consulate in Riga
- Bulgarian Foreign Ministry: direction of the Latvian honorary consulate in Sofia
- Latvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs about relations with Bulgaria
- Bulgarian president on two-day state visit to Latvia The America's Intelligence Wire 21-MAR-05
- Sofia, Riga Plan Coordinated Missions Abroad March 21, 2005
- Bulgaria's President Heads for Latvia March 21, 2005
- September 29, 2000 Bulgaria, Latvia pave way to lifting visa requirement
- Bulgaria, Latvia Exchange EU Pre-accession Experience December 4, 2003
- Bulgaria, Latvia sign free trade agreement. 16-OCT-02
- Meeting-Ognian Gerdjikov–President of Latvia 05.12.2003
- Latvian Foreign Minister and Bulgarian Ambassador discuss Bulgaria's accession to the EU. 15 Nov 2006