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Line 1: {{Infobox bilateral relations ~~{{Short description\|1=Diplomatic relations between the Republic of Bulgaria and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland}}~~ ~~{{Infobox~~\| ~~Bilateral~~title = ~~relations\|~~Bulgarian–British~~\|Bulgaria\|United~~ ~~Kingdom}}~~relations \| party1 = Bulgaria \| party2 = United Kingdom \| map = Bulgaria United Kingdom Locator.png \| filetype = png \| mission1 = [[Embassy of Bulgaria, London]] \| mission2 = Embassy of the United Kingdom, Sofia \| envoytitle1 = Ambassador \| envoy1 = [[Marin Raykov]] \| envoytitle2 = Ambassador \| envoy2 = Rob Dixon }} '''Bulgarian–British relations''' are foreign relations between [[Bulgaria]] and the [[United Kingdom]]. Both countries established diplomatic relations in July 1879 as Bulgaria achieved its independence from the Ottoman Empire. The two nations were enemies during the First World War, most of the Second World War, and the Cold War.<ref>Glenn Leonard, "Economics, Diplomacy, and War: Britain and Bulgaria, ~~1936-38~~1936–38," ''Canadian Journal of History'' (2012) 47#3 pp ~~597-622~~597–622.</ref> ~~Relations since 1989 have been very friendly between the two nations.~~ Bulgaria [[Embassy of Bulgaria, London\|has an embassy]] in London, and the United Kingdom have an embassy in [[Sofia]]. ▼ Both countries are full members of [[NATO]] and [[Council of Europe]]. the United Kingdom gave full support to Bulgaria's applications for membership in the [[European Union]] and [[NATO]]. ▲'''Bulgarian–British relations''' are foreign relations between [[Bulgaria]] and the [[United Kingdom]]. Both countries established diplomatic relations in July 1879 as Bulgaria achieved its independence from the Ottoman Empire. The two nations were enemies during the First World War, most of the Second World War, and the Cold War.<ref>Glenn Leonard, "Economics, Diplomacy, and War: Britain and Bulgaria, 1936-38," ''Canadian Journal of History'' (2012) 47#3 pp 597-622.</ref> Relations since 1989 have been very friendly between the two nations. Bulgaria [[Embassy of Bulgaria, London\|has an embassy]] in London, and the United Kingdom have an embassy in [[Sofia]]. ~~Both countries are full members of [[NATO]] and [[Council of Europe]]~~ == Royal Visits to Bulgaria == {{unreferencedsect\|date=December 2023}} * [[Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh]]▼ * [[~~Bulgarian~~Edward ~~diaspora~~VIII\|~~Bulgarians~~King inEdward VIII of the United Kingdom]]▼ October 1973 - [[Varna]] 9 September 1936: [[Sofia]] * [[Charles, Prince of Wales\|The Prince of Wales]]▼ ▲* [[Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh\|The Duke of Edinburgh]] 6–8 November 1998 - [[Sofia]] and [[Plovdiv]]▼ ~~13–14~~October ~~March 2003 -~~1973: [[~~Sofia]]~~Varna, ~~and [[~~Bulgaria\|Varna]] ▲* [[Charles, ~~Prince of Wales~~III\|The Prince of Wales]] ▲ ~~6–8~~6 – 8 November 1998 -: [[Sofia]] and [[Plovdiv]] 13 – 14 March 2003: [[Sofia]] and [[Varna, Bulgaria\|Varna]] * [[Prince Andrew, Duke of York\|The Duke of York]] ** 17–19 October 2001 -: [[Sofia]] * [[Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex\|The Earl of Wessex]] and [[Sophie, Countess of Wessex\|The Countess of Wessex]] ** ~~23–24~~23 – 24 June 2013 -: [[Sofia]] * [[Prince Edward, Duke of Kent\|The Duke of Kent]] ** 7–9 April 2014 -: [[Sofia]] and [[Plovdiv]] * [[Prince Michael of Kent]] winter 1970 18–20 May 2023: [[Sofia]] and [[Bachkovo Monastery]] ==Resident diplomatic missions== * Bulgaria has an embassy in [[London]]. * The United Kingdom has an embassy in [[Sofia]]. <gallery class="center"> File:Embassy of Bulgaria in London.jpg\|Embassy of Bulgaria in London File:British Embassy, Sofia - panoramio.jpg\|Embassy of the United Kingdom in Sofia </gallery> ==Economic relations== Trade between the [[Free trade agreements of the United Kingdom\|United Kingdom]] and Bulgaria is governed by the [[EU–UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement]] since 1 January 2021.<ref>{{cite web \|title=UK and EU agree Brexit trade deal \|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/agreements-reached-between-the-united-kingdom-of-great-britain-and-northern-ireland-and-the-european-union\|website=GOV.UK\|date=24 December 2020\|access-date=2 December 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-55476625\|work=BBC News\|title=Brexit: Landmark UK-EU trade deal to be signed\|date=29 December 2020\|access-date=2 December 2023}}</ref> == See also == * [[Foreign relations of Bulgaria]] * [[Foreign relations of the United Kingdom]] * [[European Union–United Kingdom relations\|EU–UK relations]] ▲* [[Bulgarian diaspora\|Bulgarians in the United Kingdom]] * [[British diaspora\|British in Bulgaria]] * [[Embassy of Bulgaria, London]] * [[List of ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Bulgaria]] ==~~Notes~~References== {{Reflist}} ~~<references/>~~ == Further reading== * Leonard, Glenn. "Economics, Diplomacy, and War: Britain and Bulgaria, ~~1936-38~~1936–38," ''Canadian Journal of History'' (2012) 47#3 pp 597–622. == External links == Line 38 ⟶ 64: {{Foreign relations of Bulgaria}} {{UK bilateral relations}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Bulgaria-United Kingdom relations}} Line 43 ⟶ 70: [[Category:Bilateral relations of Bulgaria\|United Kingdom]] [[Category:Bilateral relations of the United Kingdom]] {{Bilateralrelations-stub}}