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List of international prime ministerial trips made by Kiril Petkov

This is a list of international prime ministerial trips made by Kiril Petkov, who served as the Prime Minister of Bulgaria from 13 December 2021 to 2 August 2022.

Summary

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Petkov has visited 11 countries during his tenure as Prime Minister. The number of visits per country where Petkov has traveled are:

2021

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Country Location(s) Dates Details
Belgium Brussels 16–17 December First foreign visit. Meetings with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, European Council President Charles Michel, and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.[1][2]

2022

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Country Location(s) Dates Details
North Macedonia Skopje 18 January Met with Prime Minister Dimitar Kovačevski as both new prime ministers, seeking to improve relations talks and discussing EU negotiations and other issues to be resolved.[3][4] Five months later, on 24 June 2022, Bulgaria's parliament approved the lifting of the country's veto on opening EU accession talks with North Macedonia.[5]
Germany Munich 18–20 February Attended the 58th Munich Security Conference. Bilateral meetings with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to sign a joint declaration in support of Ukraine's European perspective. As regards the Russia-Ukraine situation, Petkov and Zelenskyy shared their concerns about energy security while they expressed a hope for the de-escalation of tension in the region. with Georgia's Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili. They discussed the opportunities for economic cooperation in information technology, coordination of logistics within the Black Sea and support for Georgia's Euro-Atlantic course. On the second day of the Munich Security Conference continues with bilateral meetings with Kosovo's Prime Minister Albin Kurti and with Google's vice president for Government Affairs and Public Policy in Europe Annette Kroeber-Riel.[6]
France Versailles 10–11 March Participation in the informal meeting of EU Heads of State and Government.[7]
Belgium Brussels 24–25 March Participation in an emergency NATO summit and a meeting of the European Council. A joint meeting of EU leaders with US President Joe Biden to coordinate the response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.[8]
Ukraine Kyiv, Irpin, Borodyanka 28 April Solidarity visit as part of the coalition government delegation. Meeting with Volodymyr Zelenskyy; signing of a declaration on support for Ukraine's European perspective.[9]
United States Washington, D. C. 9–11 May Talks with Vice President Kamala Harris in White House and Secretary of State Antony Blinken. The main topic is energy security and LNG supplies following the shutdown of Russian gas supplies to Bulgaria.[10]
Italy Rome 22–23 May Met with his Prime Minister Mario Draghi, as well as with a delegation from North Macedonia led by Prime Minister Dimitar Kovacevski.[11][12]
Vatican City Vatican City 23 May Met with Pope Francis.[13]
 Switzerland Davos 24–26 May Participation in the World Economic Forum. Discussion of energy diversification in the Balkans and regional infrastructure.[14]
Belgium Brussels 23 June Petkov attended in Brussels an EU-Western Balkans Leaders meeting, and a European Council.[15]
Greece Komotini 8 July Participation in the completion ceremony of the IGB gas interconnector together with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.[16]
Azerbaijan Baku 21–22 July Meeting with President Ilham Aliyev to discuss increasing the volume of Azerbaijani gas supplies.[17]

References

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  1. ↑ "Council of Ministers of the Republic of Bulgaria :: PRESS CENTER:: NEWS AND GALLERIES:: Prime Minister Kiril Petkov meets Charles Michel, President of the European Council; and Valdis Dombrovskis, Executive Vice President of the European Commission". www.gov.bg.
  2. ↑ "Council of Ministers of the Republic of Bulgaria :: PRESS CENTER:: NEWS AND GALLERIES:: Bulgaria is highly praised for its contribution to NATO". www.gov.bg.
  3. ↑ "Prime Minister Kiril Petkov: The citizens of Bulgaria and the Republic of North Macedonia expect real results from the joint work of the two governments". www.gov.bg.
  4. ↑ Welle (www.dw.com), Deutsche. "New prime ministers reboot Bulgaria-North Macedonia relations | DW | 24 January 2022". DW.COM. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  5. ↑ "Bulgarian parliament votes to lift veto on EU accession talks with North Macedonia". France 24. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  6. ↑ "Prime Minister Kiril Petkov had bilaterals meetings with European leaders at Munich Security Conference". government.bg.
  7. ↑ https://newsroom.consilium.europa.eu/events/20220310-informal-meeting-of-heads-of-state-or-government-march-2022?gallery=Arrivals
  8. ↑ "Prime Minister Petkov participates in EU leaders' summit meeting with US President Joe Biden". www.gov.bg.
  9. ↑ "President of Ukraine and the Prime Minister of Bulgaria discussed the defensive, energy and logistical assistance and support for Ukraine on the way to the EU".
  10. ↑ "Prime Minister Kiril Petkov meets with US Vice President Kamala Harris". www.gov.bg.
  11. ↑ Telegrafi, From. "Kiril Petkov will meet with Dimitar Kovacevski during a visit to the Vatican and Rome - Telegraph". telegrafi.com.
  12. ↑ "Bulgarian government delegation to visit Rome and the Vatican". Radio Bulgaria. 22 May 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2026.
  13. ↑ "Le Udienze". press.vatican.va. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
  14. ↑ "Prime Minister Kiril Petkov in Davos: Together we will achieve energy independence and a greener economy". www.gov.bg.
  15. ↑ "Prime Minister Petkov attends European Council meeting". www.gov.bg.
  16. ↑ "Mitsotakis, Petkov inaugurate IGB pipeline | eKathimerini.com". www.ekathimerini.com. 8 July 2022.
  17. ↑ "Ilham Aliyev, Prime Minister of Bulgaria Kiril Petkov held expanded meeting » Official web-site of President of Azerbaijan Republic". president.az.
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