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UN Ukraine statement sparks dispute in Bulgaria as opposition seeks answers
The Democratic Bulgaria party called on the government to clarify its position on the United Nations statement on Ukraine. While the Foreign Ministry said the statement had been supported, President Iliana Iotova’s opposing remarks intensified debate over the country’s diplomatic stance.
The United Nations statement on Ukraine became the focus of a political dispute in Bulgaria after the government and the presidency issued conflicting statements. The opposition Democratic Bulgaria party called on the government to clarify whether the country supported the statement.
Nadezhda Yordanova, chair of the party’s parliamentary group, said Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry and Kaja Kallas, the European Union’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, had listed the country among the states supporting the statement. President Iliana Iotova, however, said Bulgaria had not joined the statement.
Yordanova described the conflicting positions of two institutions from the same country as “absurd.” Arguing that the situation damaged Bulgaria’s reputation, Yordanova called for clarification on whether Iotova believed that Kallas had lied.
Parliament rejects requests to hear officials
Two motions submitted by Democratic Bulgaria to hear the foreign minister or the relevant deputy minister in parliament were rejected on Friday by the ruling Progressive Bulgaria party.
Yordanova described the decision as “a major scandal and a disgrace for the country.” She said countries supporting the statement would normally be able to discuss its text before the final version was published, adding that a country that did not want to support it should say so openly.
Foreign Ministry and Iotova announce different positions
Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry announced on Thursday that it had approved the statement in support of European unity. The ministry said the country’s national position was not fully reflected in the text and that Iotova had explained Bulgaria’s approach in her address to the United Nations General Assembly.
Iotova said the statement had not been signed and that Bulgaria had not been given the opportunity to enter reservations or request changes to the text. The president said this was why she had not attended the expanded meeting of the United Nations Security Council.
In her address to the United Nations General Assembly, Iotova said the war in Ukraine could not be resolved through military means. She said peace could not be established without the participation of both Ukraine and Russia.
Statement calls on Russia to accept a ceasefire and enter negotiations
The United Nations statement calls on Russia to accept a full, immediate and unconditional ceasefire in Ukraine. It also calls for comprehensive peace negotiations to begin.
Bulgaria is listed in the document among the countries supporting the statement. The discrepancy between this record, the Bulgarian Foreign Ministry’s statement and President Iotova’s remarks that the statement had not been signed forms the basis of the political dispute in the country.
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