The Beginning of Bulgaria-Iran Inter-state Relations: Facts and Challenges

Cultural bonds between the peoples of Bulgaria and Iran have been vibrant throughout the ages but it was not until Bulgaria’s Liberation from the Ottoman rule in 1878 that we can talk about inter-state relations. This article reveals the main bilateral developments in their initial 25-year period,...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:8c198739965146c6b93d0911b2cdb5682021-11-30T12:53:14ZThe Beginning of Bulgaria-Iran Inter-state Relations: Facts and Challenges10.12797/Politeja.18.2021.73.111733-67162391-6737https://doaj.org/article/8c198739965146c6b93d0911b2cdb5682021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journals.akademicka.pl/politeja/article/view/3963https://doaj.org/toc/1733-6716https://doaj.org/toc/2391-6737 Cultural bonds between the peoples of Bulgaria and Iran have been vibrant throughout the ages but it was not until Bulgaria’s Liberation from the Ottoman rule in 1878 that we can talk about inter-state relations. This article reveals the main bilateral developments in their initial 25-year period, challenging some existing assumptions. The establishment of bilateral diplomatic relations in 1897 is correlated with the launching of official contacts between both heads of state much earlier. Iranian consular presence in the Principality of Bulgaria, directed by Iran’s Embassy in Constantinople, had a fairly long record but lacked consistency. Consular cases provoked disputes over the rights and privileges of Iranian subjects residing in Bulgaria and an attempt to solve them by a mutual arrangement. The first Iranian diplomatic agency in Sofia functioned in 1898-1902 and contributed to the preparation of the historic visit of Iranian monarch Mozaffar ed-Din Shah to Bulgaria in September 1900. Angel OrbetsovKsiegarnia Akademicka PublishingarticleBulgariaIranrelationsdiplomatic agenciesconsulssubjectsLawKPolitical scienceJENPLPoliteja, Vol 18, Iss 4(73) (2021)
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Iran
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Angel Orbetsov
The Beginning of Bulgaria-Iran Inter-state Relations: Facts and Challenges
description Cultural bonds between the peoples of Bulgaria and Iran have been vibrant throughout the ages but it was not until Bulgaria’s Liberation from the Ottoman rule in 1878 that we can talk about inter-state relations. This article reveals the main bilateral developments in their initial 25-year period, challenging some existing assumptions. The establishment of bilateral diplomatic relations in 1897 is correlated with the launching of official contacts between both heads of state much earlier. Iranian consular presence in the Principality of Bulgaria, directed by Iran’s Embassy in Constantinople, had a fairly long record but lacked consistency. Consular cases provoked disputes over the rights and privileges of Iranian subjects residing in Bulgaria and an attempt to solve them by a mutual arrangement. The first Iranian diplomatic agency in Sofia functioned in 1898-1902 and contributed to the preparation of the historic visit of Iranian monarch Mozaffar ed-Din Shah to Bulgaria in September 1900.
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