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Foreign policy of the Republic of Bulgaria

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Foreign policy of the Republic of BulgariaForeign Policy of BulgariaBulgaria has generally goodforeign relationswith its neighbors and has proved to be a constructive force in the regionIts main focus is the Euro-Atlantic integration (since 1997 and the govermental e!orts have led to admission to NATOin 2004 and theEuropean Unionin 2007Foreign policy program for "#1$%"#1&Our priorities and goals Foreign Policy PrioritiesRegional policy'he (outh%)ast )uropean *ooperation ProcessBlac+ (ea ,egion'he -anube ,egionooperation Integration of .estern Bal+ans into /0'1 and )2!ilateral an" #ultilateral relations /orth 0merica3 ,ussia3 0()0/Bulgaria in the )2$riorities as a %e#&er 'tate)conomic growth and stability4oining the (chengen 0rea0 comprehensive )uropean migration policy)uropean )nergy 2nion-igital (ingle 5ar+et)2 )nlargementBulgaria 6 an active participant in the decision%ma+ing process in the )uropean 2nionprepare for the Bulgarian Presidency of the *ouncil of the )27 4uly% -ecember "#1& aims to safeguar" Allies( security andadapt the 0lliance to the changed security environment% participate in the NATO initiatives% support NATO(s Open )oor $olicyaccession tothe Organi*ation for Econo#ic ooperation an" )evelop#ent an" the European 'pace Agency get e!ectively involved in the formulation ofthe strategicpriorities and guidelines for development of the Organi*ationfor 'ecurity an" ooperation in Europecampaign for Bulgaria8s bid for a non%permanentmember of the 2/ (ecurity *ouncil ("#1&%"#19run a campaign for a Bulgarian nomination for2/ (ecretary%9eneral Irina Bo+ova-efending the rights and interestsof Bulgarian citi:ens abroad through more e+ective consularprotection based on new law throughe!ective cultural an" e"ucational policies fore;patriate Bulgarians and the historic Bulgarian communities abroad'han+ you for your attention