List of international prime ministerial trips made by Rosen Zhelyazkov

This is a list of international prime ministerial trips made by Rosen Zhelyazkov , the current Prime Minister of Bulgaria since 16 January 2025.

Summary

Zhelyazkov has visited 8 countries during his tenure as Prime Minister. The number of visits per country where Zhelyazkov has traveled are:

• One visit to Albania, Denmark, Finland, Moldova, Netherlands, Ukraine and the United Kingdom
• Two visits to Vatican City
• Four visits to France

2025

Country	Location(s)	Dates	Details
France	Strasbourg	21–22 January	His first working visit as Prime Minister. [1]
	Paris	11 February	Zhelyazkov travelled to Paris to attend the Artificial Intelligence Action Summit. [2]
		27 March	Zhelyazkov attended a meeting of the "Coalition of the willing" hosted by President Macron. [3]
Vatican City	Vatican City	26 April	Attended funeral of Pope Francis. [4]
Albania	Tirana	16 May	Zhelyazkov attended the 6th European Political Community Summit.
Vatican City	Vatican City	23 May	Met with Pope Leo XIV. [5]
Ukraine	Odesa	11 June	Attended the fourth Ukraine-Southeast Europe Summit. [6] Met with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. [7]
Netherlands	The Hague	24–25 June	Zhelyazkov attended the 2025 NATO summit
Moldova	Chișinău, Taraclia	27–28 July	On the first day of the visit, an official welcoming ceremony will be held for Zhelyazkov, followed by a bilateral meeting with the Prime Minister of Moldova, Dorin Recean, and plenary talks between the two delegations. After the talks, the two government leaders will give a joint press conference. On the next day, Zhelyazkov is scheduled to hold meetings with the President of Moldova, Maia Sandu, and with the President of Parliament, Igor Grosu. [8]
Denmark	Copenhagen	2 October	Attended the 7th European Political Community Summit.
United Kingdom	London	22 October	Attended Western Balkans Summit and met with Prime Minister Keir Starmer. [9]
Finland	Helsinki	16 December	Met with Prime Minister Petteri Orpo, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal, Latvian Prime Minister Evika Siliņa, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Romanian President Nicușor Dan at the Eastern Front Summit in Helsinki, where the discussion focused on Europe securing its Eastern Front at a faster pace and through joint initiatives.

2026

Country	Location(s)	Dates	Details
France	Paris	6 January	Zhelyazkov attended the Coalition of the Willing meeting in Paris with fellow leaders. [10]

Multilateral meetings

Rosen Zhelyazkov participated in the following summits during his premiership:

Group	Year
	2025	2026
NATO	24–25 June The Hague	July, Ankara
EPC	16 May, Tirana	4 May, Yerevan
	2 October, Copenhagen	TBD, TBD
Others	15 March, (videoconference) United Kingdom	Together for peace and security summit 6 January, Paris
	27 March, Paris
██ = Future event.

References

1. "Bulgaria's new PM Rosen Zhelyazkov to meet with heads of European institutions in Strasbourg".
2. "Bulgaria's PM Rosen Zhelyazkov participates in a discussion on the future of artificial intelligence in Paris - По света и у нас - БНТ Новини". bntnews.bg. Retrieved 2025-09-17.
3. Visegrád 24 [@visegrad24] (27 March 2025). "List of the leaders & representatives of 31 countries gathering in Paris right now for an emergency summit on Ukraine aimed at providing military aid & setting up a coalition of peacekeeping forces" (Tweet). Retrieved 29 March 2025– via Twitter.
4. "Премиерът Росен Желязков ще бъде начело на българската делегация за участие в траурната церемония за погребението на папа Франциск" (in Bulgarian). Bulgarian News Agency. 2025-04-23. Retrieved 2025-04-24.
5. "Prime Minister Zhelyazkov Presents Pope Leo XIV with Bishop's Vestment".
6. https://www.bta.bg/en/news/world/908905-pm-zhelyazkov-attends-ukraine-southeast-europe-summit-in-odesa
7. https://www.novinite.com/articles/232837/Zhelyazkov+Meets+Zelensky+in+Odesa+as+Bulgaria+Backs+Post-War+Rebuilding+of+Ukraine
8. "Prime Minister Zhelyazkov to Pay Official Visit to Moldova July 27–28".
9. https://www.flickr.com/photos/number10gov/54873137758/in/photostream/
10. "Participants in Coalition of the Willing meeting in Paris revealed". European pravda. 2026-01-06. Retrieved 2026-01-07.