Podcast in English
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2024 All Rights Reserved

Direct airline between Sofia and Tehran being discussed

Photo: mtitc.government.bg

Sofia and Tehran are discussing opening a direct airline, Bulgarian Transport Minister Rossen Zhelyazkov announced after a meeting  of Bulgarian-Iranian Commission for Economic Cooperation. The countries have expressed interest in the resumption of international road transport of passengers. Memoranda of co-operation on accreditation, maritime transport, meteorology, post office work, energy and the interaction between the chambers of commerce of the two countries have also been signed. A final meeting on the project for Persian Gulf - Black Sea Transit Corridor is planned to take place within the next 6 months.



Последвайте ни и в Google News Showcase, за да научите най-важното от деня!
Listen to the daily news from Bulgaria presented in "Bulgaria Today" podcast, available in Spotify.

More from category

Customs officers find record number of illegal cigarettes at Kulata checkpoint

Nearly 6.5 million illegal cigarettes were found during a customs inspection in the area of the Kulata border checkpoint between Bulgaria and Greece, reported the Appellate Prosecutor's Office in Sofia. The cigarettes were placed in 324,950 boxes..

published on 5/18/24 3:36 PM
President Rumen Radev

President Radev: In the coming elections, we will choose between war and peace

It is unacceptable to present the continuation of the war in Ukraine and the impossible victory over Russia as the only possible solution, President Rumen Radev told journalists in Yambol . According to him, every day of the war is disastrous and it..

published on 5/18/24 3:28 PM

40% of Bulgarians did not read a single book last year

Nearly 73% of Bulgarians did not visit a library, and 40 percent did not read a single book last year , according to a study by Alpha Research, announced in the Sofia-based Goethe Institute. According to the presented data, about 63% of Bulgarians did..

published on 5/18/24 10:32 AM