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- ↑ "Указ № 50 за освобождаване на Николай Милков Милков от длъжността служебен министър на външните работи и за назначаване на Иван Илиев Кондов за служебен министър на външните работи". State Gazette (in Bulgarian). 2023-04-27. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
- ↑ "Ambassador Milkov presented his credentials to the Secretary General of IOF". www.mfa.bg. Retrieved 2022-11-12.
- ↑ "Who is Nikolaj Milkov, the new head of Bulgarian diplomacy, Genchovska's successor - Sloboden Pechat". Слободен печат. 2022-08-02. Retrieved 2022-11-12.
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