On 25 March UNESCO organized a high-level conference on science diplomacy in which the Bulgarian delegation was led by Corr. Memb. Evdokia Pasheva, Vice-President of BAS. The main topics discussed at the conference were related to the science diplomacy of the 20th century, its role in promoting openness and security of science, building equitable collaborations for the development and responsible application of new technologies and ensuring peaceful use of shared resources. Corr. Memb. Pasheva also took part in the Global Ministerial Dialogue on 26 March during which issues such as science diplomacy in a changing world, science diplomacy for shared natural and scientific resources, science diplomacy in times of crises, in a world with disruptive technologies, and advancing open and secure science were again discussed. [...]

President Rumen Radev has awarded three scientists from the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences - Academician Krassimir Atanassov, Acad. Ilsa Pajeva and Corr. Memb. Georgi Mihov. The ceremony, which took place in the Coat of Arms Hall of the Presidential Institution today, was also attended by the President of BAS, Corr. Memb. Evelina Slavcheva. "Bulgaria can develop as a modern and prosperous country only if we treat people of science and progress with respect and appreciation," the Head of State said. For outstanding merits in the field of artificial intelligence, informatics and mathematics, the mathematician Acad. Krassimir Atanassov has been awarded the "Stara Planina" Order first degree. He is among the most successful scientists of Bulgaria in the field of informatics and mathematics. He works at [...]

The role of the academies of sciences in improving the cooperation between the countries of the Black Sea region was discussed at a meeting today at BAS by the President of the Academy, Corr. Memb. Evelina Slavcheva and Acad. Asaf Hajiyev - Secretary General of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (PABSEC). The possibility for the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences to host a meeting of the academies to be held in 2026 in Bulgaria was the focus of the conversation. The meeting was attended by PABSEC Vice-President in charge of Financial Matters Petar Kanev and Prof. Julian Revalski, Member of BAS and President of the Academy (2016 - 2024) who had been elected PABSEC Special Representative to international organizations working in the [...]