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The Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Ivaylo Moskovski received the assurances of the Greek authorities that the agreed daily passing of heavy vehicles across the “Kulata” crossing border point from 11:00 to 16:00 is respected. He monitors the situation at the Bulgarian-Greek border and is in constant contact with the governor of Blagoevgrad Bisser Mihaylov, as well as with representatives of the Greek state.

The company "Imena.bg" was approved by an expert committee established to the Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Ivaylo Moskovski. Thus, the organization receives support from the Internet community in Bulgaria to create and administrate  a registry of Top Level  domain in Cyrillic ".бг".

The Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Ivaylo Moskovski  negotiated with the Bulgarian hauliers the lifting of the blockade at the “Kulata” crossing-border point. The border will remain open until the crossing of all vehicles after which passing will be implemented according the daily timetable from 11:00 to 16:00.

The Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Ivaylo Moskovski asked the Commissioner for Transport Violeta Bulc for assistance regarding the situation at the Bulgarian-Greek border. Through the official letter sent today, Minister Ivaylo Moskovski expressed the serious concern of the Bulgarian side in relation to the long retention of Bulgarian heavy vehicles at the border crossing-points between Bulgaria and Greece.

The Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications, Ivaylo Moskovski held a meeting today with the Deputy Prefect of the Central Macedonia Region for Serres, Greece, Yanis Moisyadis.

Minister Ivailo Moskovski stated that the Bulgarian side provides food, water and chemical toilets for the blocked carriers. He insisted that Deputy Prefect Yanis Moisyadis should provide assistance in the ensuring of the same conditions for people waiting on Greek territory. For its part, Yanis Moisyadis pledged to do so in short terms.

The increase of the annual quota of permits for road transportation of goods to Georgia will be agreed upon in a few months. This was decided by the Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Ivaylo Moskovski and the Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia Dimitry Kumsishvili during the Session of the Joint Intergovernmental Bulgarian-Georgian Committee on trade, economic, scientific and technical cooperation. The meeting took place on 2 and 3 February 2016 in Tbilisi, Georgia.

I relation to the situation at the Bulgarian-Greek border in the Ministry of Transport, Information Technology and Communications was held a meeting between the leadership of the institution and the Ambassador of Greece Dimosthenis Stoidis.

Just within a year over 100 million levs have been invested in the "Transport" sector in the region of Bourgas. That was stated by the Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Ivaylo Moskovski during the inspection of the renovated railway station in the city. The inspection was attended by Prime Minister Boyko Borissov, Mayor of Burgas Dimitar Nikolov, Director General of National Company "Railway Infrastructure" Milcho Lambrev.

The twenty-fifth edition of the International Festival of Masquerade Games "Surva" is the theme of the most recent postal philatelic edition. The issuing stamp was put at a ceremony in the Palace of Culture in Pernik by Deputy Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Valery Borissov, the mayor of the city Dr. Vyara Tserovska, the Executive Director of "Bulgarian Posts" Deyan Daneshki and the project artist Lyudmil Vesselinov.

The Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Ivaylo Moskovski and the Minister of Economy of the United Arab Emirates Sultan Bin Saeed Al Mansoori signed today in Dubai a new Agreement on Air Transport.

By signing of the document is establishes a new legal framework, meeting current requirements and conditions. The Agreement allows for the development of air transport and the frequency of direct flights between the two countries. Thus is expected to be stimulated bilateral relations, which will increase business trips and tourist traffic.

The adoption of the regulation on passengers’ rights and safety rules regarding the use of unmanned aircraft (drones) should be considered as a top priority. That said the Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Ivaylo Moskovski during the World Summit on Aviation of the European Union, which takes place in Amsterdam today.

The project for the extension of the Sofia metro is one of the most complex projects in the new programming period of Operational Programme "Transport and Transport Infrastructure" 2014 - 2020, said today the Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Ivaylo Moskovski during the presentation of the project on the construction of the third line of the underground railroad.