News - Armenia, Yerevan, Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria

On July 22, 2026, Nikola Nikolov, Ambassador of the Republic of Bulgaria to the Republic of Armenia, met with Academician Professor Plamen Kartaloff, longtime director of the Sofia Opera and Ballet, a distinguished director, opera manager, and educator, regarding the Embassy’s initiative to strengthen ties between the national opera and ballet theaters of Bulgaria and Armenia.

Today, July 21, 2026, Ambassador Nikola Nikolov held a meeting with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy, Investments and Industry Alexander Poulev. The conversation focused on attracting new investments and exploring mutually beneficial opportunities to strengthen trade and economic relations between the Republic of Bulgaria and the Republic of Armenia.

In an exclusive interview with Agos, Nikola Nikolov, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Bulgaria to the Republic of Armenia, discusses the current state of Armenian-Bulgarian relations. The main points highlighted in Ambassador Nikolov's interview are:

On July 6 2026, Nikola Nikolov, Ambassador of the Republic of Bulgaria to the Republic of Armenia, held a meeting with Zareh Sinanyan, High Commissioner for Diaspora Affairs of the Republic of Armenia. Artur Hovhannisyan, Commissioner for Diaspora Affairs of the Republic of Armenia in the Republic of Bulgaria, also attended the meeting.

The presentation of “Time Shelter,” the first Bulgarian novel to win the 2023 International Booker Prize for Literature, took place on June 27 during Newmag Publishing’s Summer Fest 2026 at Yeraz Park in Yerevan. This is Gospodinov’s second novel to be translated into Armenian, following the publication of “The Physics of Sorrow” in Armenia in 2022.

H.E. Mr. Nikola Nikolov received a Bulgarian delegation at the embassy, including representatives of the “Center for Entrepreneurship and Management Development in Bulgaria” Foundation and the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry on June 18th.

On June 10, 2026, Ambassador Nikola Nikolov held a meeting with Satu Koivu, Head of the EU Civilian Mission in Armenia; and Marek Kuberski, Deputy Head.

As part of the EU Delegation (EU Delegation) in Armenia’s “A Day with the Ambassador” initiative and the essays written on the development of relations between the EU and Armenia, Harutyun Gevorgyan spent a working day with the Ambassador of the Republic of Bulgaria to the Republic of Armenia, Mr. Nikola Nikolov.

Today, June 1, 2026, on the occasion of International Children’s Day, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Nikola Nikolov visited the 131st “Peio Yavorov” Primary School in Yerevan. During the visit, he was welcomed by the school administration and the teaching staff.

On 26 May, a reception was held at the Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria in Armenia to celebrate 24 May — the Day of Saints Cyril and Methodius, the Bulgarian alphabet, education and culture, and Slavic literature.