RUSSIAN PRESIDENT PUTIN VISITS ATHENS
Greek Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis (C), Russian President Vladimir Putin and Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov talk after a meeting in Athens on September 4, 2006. Leaders of Russia, Greece and Bulgaria agreed to provide greater support toward a stalled 280-kilometre (174-mile) pipeline project to carry Russian oil from Bulgaria to Greece. (UPI Photo/Anatoli Zhdanov)
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Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev attracted ridicule when he used a picture of mountains in Colorado as an example of his country's beauty.
Azerbaijan will make good on commitments to supply Bulgaria with 1 billion cubic meters of gas per year, Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov said this week.
The presidential candidate of Bulgaria's ruling party says he won't be "anti-Russian" despite recent disagreements with Moscow over energy projects.
A bid to impeach Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov hit a roadblock Wednesday when a conservative party withdrew its support in Sofia.
The Bulgarian National Assembly has begun proceedings seeking the impeachment of President Georgi Parvanov for allegedly violating the constitution.
Gazprom chief Alexei Miller paid a working visit to Bulgaria Tuesday to meet with government officials to discuss the South Stream natural gas pipeline.
The Burgas-Alexandroupolis oil pipeline and South Stream gas pipeline would be beneficial to southern Europe, said Greek President Karolos Papoulias.
Russian energy giant Gazprom must respect the national rights of Bulgaria when making deals concerning regional energy security, officials said.
There is an interest to form strong bilateral relations between Bulgaria and Italy in order to move forward with the South Stream gas pipeline, officials said.
Work toward execution of the South Stream gas pipeline to Europe needs increased attention, said Russian and Bulgarian leaders during talks in Moscow.
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