President Rosen Plevneliev and his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani discussed the establishment of a rail link from Iran to Europe through Bulgaria in their meeting on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.

Bulgaria says it wants "more than statements of solidarity" in face of Europe's refugee influx.

Tusk seeks to build a consensus among EU member states on how to cooperate in terms of border security.

Serbian forces are deployed to areas bordering Bulgaria to prevent refugees from entering the country.

The UN rights chief says Bulgaria’s refugee policies are “disturbing” and may be against international law.

Bulgaria has claimed a rise in violations of its airspace by Russian military and commercial aircraft, calling it provocative.

Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani says airstrikes will fail to uproot terrorism.

Bulgaria’s Energy Minister Temenuzhka Petkova says Iran has voiced interest in exporting natural gas to the country through Greece.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says the uncalled for interventions of the US and its allies in the Middle East are a mistake.

The Iranian first vice president says all countries in the world must seriously fight terrorism.