Radi Naidenov

Radi Naydenov (born 24 August 1962 in Sofia, Bulgaria) is a Bulgarian politician and diplomat.

Early life and education

Radi Naydenov was born in 1962 in Sofia, Bulgaria. In addition to his native Bulgarian, he speaks German, English, and Russian. By January 25, he had been appointed a member of Ognyan Gerdzhikov’s caretaker cabinet as Foreign Minister. The position was to be until the early general election on March 26, 2017. Reuters described the appointment by as an effort by Radev to “reaffirm Sofia’s commitment to its allies in the European Union and NATO.” In March 2017, Naydenov sought to defuse a political row over election meddling with Turkey, stating that “We can't allow political declarations to threaten what has already been built between the two countries. We have a good partnership that needs to be developed.” In late March 2017, Belarusian Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei sent a letter concerning diplomatic relations with Bulgaria to Naydenov. Ekaterina Zakharieva became the Foreign Minister of Bulgaria on 4 May 2017.