Bulgaria–Mongolia relations

Bulgaria–Mongolia relations, are the bilateral relations between Bulgaria and Mongolia. Bulgaria has an embassy in Ulaanbaatar and Mongolia has an embassy in Sofia.

Bulgarian-Mongolian relations

Bulgaria
Mongolia

History
Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal speaking with Todor Zhivkov during a conference in East Berlin, June 1971.

The Mongol Empire invaded Bulgaria in 1242. This weakened the kingdom and it began losing territory to its neighbors.[1] 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.

Visits

1985-1989

The General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Bulgarian Communist Party and Chairman of the State Council of the People's Republic of Bulgaria Todor Zhivkov visited Mongolia in 1985 at the invitation of the General Secretary of the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party and Chairman of the Presidium of the State Great Khural Jambyn Batmönkh. Bulgarian parliamentary delegation headed by the Speaker of the National Assembly of the People's Republic of Bulgaria Stanko Todorov visited Mongolia in May 1987.The General Secretary of the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party and Chairman of the Presidium of the State Great Khural Jambyn Batmönkh visited 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 Bulgaria Todor Zhivkov.The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of Bulgaria Petar Mladenov visited Mongolia in July 1987. The Minister of agriculture and forestry of the People's Republic of Bulgaria Alexi Ivanov visited 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 Mongolia Dumaagiin Sodnom.

1990-2020

Bulgarian President Zhelyo Zhelev visited Mongolia in 1995 Mongolian president Natsagiin Bagabandi visited Bulgaria in 2000. Bulgarian president Georgi Parvanov making an official visit to Ulaanbaatar in the summer of 2007.[2]

Trade

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.[3]

References
  1. "Bulgaria". Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs. Retrieved 2009-12-04. Following the 1242 Mongol invasion, this kingdom began losing territory to its neighbors.
  2. "President Parvanov on Official Visit to Mongolia". News.bg. August 28, 2007. Retrieved 2009-12-04.
  3. "Economic relations with Mongolia". Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Retrieved 2009-03-21.

See also


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