site.btaUPDATED Bulgaria Deeply Concerned about Deteriorating Situation in Middle East, Lebanon in Particular

"Bulgaria is deeply concerned about the deteriorating situation in the Middle East and specifically in Lebanon in recent weeks. We support diplomatic efforts for ceasefire and de-escalation, full implementation of the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701 and increased humanitarian assistance," Bulgaria's permanent representative to the EU, Ambassador Rumen Alexandrov, was quoted as saying by the Foreign Ministry here on Monday after EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell convened an informal extraordinary videoconference meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council in connection with the deteriorating situation in the Middle East and Lebanon in particular. Bulgaria's Permanent Representative to the EU, Ambassador Rumen Alexandrov, represented Bulgaria at the meeting.