Bulgaria–Mongolia relations
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Bulgaria–Mongolia relationsare thebilateral relationsbetweenBulgariaandMongolia.Bulgaria has an embassy inUlaanbaatarand Mongolia has an embassy inSofia.
History[edit]
TheMongol Empire invadedtheSecond Bulgarian Empirein 1242. This weakened the kingdom and it began losing territory to its neighbors.[1] In modern times diplomatic relations between the two countries were first initiated on 22 April 1950. Due to the similar ideological situation in both countries, their relations witnessed a steady development up until the 1990s.[2]Relations somewhat deteriorated for the next ten years, however, since 2001, they have been on a more positive track. Until the 1990s Bulgaria was Mongolia's third biggest trading partner, with agricultural products and light industry goods being the main exports. The volume of trade between Bulgaria and Mongolia totaled $2 million in 2008.[3]
Visits[edit]
1985–1989[edit]
TheGeneral Secretary of the Bulgarian Communist Partyand Chairman of the State Council of the People's Republic of BulgariaTodor Zhivkovvisited Mongolia in June 1985 at the invitation of theGeneral Secretary of the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Partyand Chairman of the Presidium of the State Great KhuralJambyn Batmönkh.[4]Bulgarian parliamentary delegation headed by the Speaker of the National Assembly of the People's Republic of BulgariaStanko Todorovvisited Mongolia in May 1987. The General Secretary of the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party and Chairman of the Presidium of the State Great KhuralJambyn Batmönkhvisited Bulgaria 1987 at the invitation of the Secretary General of the Central Committee of the Bulgarian Communist Party and Chairman of the State Council of the People's Republic of BulgariaTodor Zhivkov.The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of BulgariaPetar Mladenovvisited Mongolia in July 1987. The Minister of agriculture and forestry of the People's Republic of BulgariaAlexi Ivanovvisited Mongolia in September 1988 for the 22nd meeting of the Intergovernmental Bulgarian-Mongolian Commission for Economic, Scientific and Technical Cooperation in Ulaanbaatar where he was received by the Prime Minister of MongoliaDumaagiin Sodnom.
Since 1990[edit]
Bulgarian PresidentZhelyu Zhelevvisited Mongolia in 1995 and Mongolian presidentNatsagiin Bagabandivisited Bulgaria in 2000. Bulgarian presidentGeorgi Parvanovmade an official visit toUlaanbaatarin the summer of 2007.[5]Rosen Plevnelievvisited Mongolia in 2015.[2]
Trade[edit]
Until the beginning of the 1990s Bulgaria was Mongolia's 3rd biggest trading partner. Agricultural products and light industry goods were the main exports. Due to the subsequent economical and political changes in both countries the volume of trade shrank considerably. The volume of trade between Bulgaria and Mongolia totaled $2 million for 2008, with the main exporter being Bulgaria.[6]
References[edit]
- ^"Bulgaria".Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs.Retrieved2009-12-04.
Following the 1242 Mongol invasion, this kingdom began losing territory to its neighbors.
- ^ab"Болгар улсын Ерөнхийлөгчийн айлчлалын эргэн тойронд".HiUB.Retrieved2021-06-29.
- ^"Bulgarian MFA - Economic relations with Mongolia".www.mfa.bg.Retrieved2009-03-21.[dead link]
- ^"Информация"(PDF).
- ^"President Parvanov on Official Visit to Mongolia".News.bg.August 28, 2007.Retrieved2009-12-04.
- ^ "Economic relations with Mongolia".Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.Retrieved2009-03-21.[dead link]
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