{"id":28877,"date":"2022-09-18T09:45:47","date_gmt":"2022-09-18T07:45:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bird.bg\/?p=28877"},"modified":"2023-04-07T00:22:25","modified_gmt":"2023-04-06T22:22:25","slug":"radev-approves-peevskis-man-as-ambassador-to-the-uae","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bird.bg\/en\/radev-approves-peevskis-man-as-ambassador-to-the-uae\/","title":{"rendered":"Radev approves Peevski&#8217;s man as ambassador to the UAE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>President Rumen Radev has coordinated the MFA&#8217;s proposal for a new ambassador to the UAE. This is <strong>Ivan Yordanov,<\/strong> current consul in Dubai. Yordanov&#8217;s appointment, however, will be in violation of the rules, as he has served two consecutive terms in Berlin and Dubai and now he is entitled to work &#8220;for the benefit of the family&#8221; in the Foreign Office in Bulgaria before being sent abroad again. The preparation and enforcement of this appointment is associated with the support and behind-the-scenes intervention of the oligarch <strong>Delyan Peevski,<\/strong> sanctioned under the Magnitsky Act.<\/p>\n<p>Ivan Yordanov fell into the media spotlight after the notorious operation &#8220;Lamb against Dates&#8221;. In the midst of the coronavirus crisis in April 2020, Economy Minister <strong>Emil Karanikolov<\/strong> personally drove to Abu Dhabi with two planes of meat from the nearby company &#8220;Gradus&#8221; and dairy products of Peevski-controlled Lakrima. With the return flights, 12 tons of dates were brought, presented as &#8220;medical supplies&#8221; to fight the virus. This strange action was coordinated by our consul in Dubai.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16949\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16949\" style=\"width: 558px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16948\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bird.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ivan-yordanov-peevski-dubai.png?resize=558%2C358&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"558\" height=\"358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bird.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ivan-yordanov-peevski-dubai.png?w=558&amp;ssl=1 558w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bird.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ivan-yordanov-peevski-dubai.png?resize=300%2C192&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 558px) 100vw, 558px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16949\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ivan Yordanov, Consul in Dubai and future Ambassador to the UAE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After the outbreak of civil protests at the end of 2020, then-Prime Minister Borissov fired Karanikolov and two other ministers on the grounds that he had doubts about their ties with Peevski.<\/p>\n<p>Under Yordanov&#8217;s supervision was also the <a href=\"https:\/\/bird.bg\/en\/agent-detelin-took-the-millions-for-expo-2020-in-dubai-bought-an-expensive-mercedes\/\">tragic presentation<\/a> of Bulgaria at &#8220;Expo 2020&#8221;, where the most personal place was the refrigerator with Peevski&#8217;s production from the company &#8220;Lakrima&#8221;, and as &#8220;the face of Bulgaria&#8221; was shown the wife of drug lord Hristofor Amanatidis &#8211; Taki. He also lives in Dubai and is considered close to Peevski, whose economic interests are closely linked to the Emirates.<\/p>\n<p>After being appointed consul in Dubai, Ivan Yordanov did not submit the introductory property declaration to KPKONPI in time, which describes all his property. He did not file such a declaration and subsequently, thus avoiding describing what he owned. This is clear from a check on the website of the Anti-Corruption Commission.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-16957\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bird.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/yordanov-deklaracia.png?resize=1024%2C488&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bird.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/yordanov-deklaracia.png?resize=1024%2C488&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bird.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/yordanov-deklaracia.png?resize=300%2C143&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bird.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/yordanov-deklaracia.png?resize=768%2C366&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bird.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/yordanov-deklaracia.png?resize=990%2C471&amp;ssl=1 990w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bird.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/yordanov-deklaracia.png?w=1195&amp;ssl=1 1195w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Ivan Yordanov&#8217;s preparation for ambassador was preceded by a promotion to the rank of &#8220;advisor&#8221; in the Foreign Ministry in March this year, which is mandatory for taking an ambassadorial place.<\/p>\n<p>Another clear sign that someone is preparing &#8220;its ambassador&#8221; in the UAE was the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.24chasa.bg\/bulgaria\/article\/11156096\">media salvo<\/a> in media close to Peevski to praise the &#8220;good consul&#8221; who saved two Ukrainian &#8220;children&#8221;. The children are actually 20 years old, but swallowing another proxy of Peevski from the audience required a suitable legend.<\/p>\n<p>The appointment is also a sign of a new stage in the relations between President Rumen Radev and the symbol of the behind-the-scenes oligarchic power Delyan Peevski. Three years ago, Radev claimed that Peevski and Borisov were &#8220;partners in business and politics.&#8221; By appointing a valuable Peevski cadre, Radev himself is obviously involved in this &#8220;orthodoxy&#8221;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Warning! This is an automatic translation from Bulgarian. The translation has not been checked by the editor desk and may be inaccurate or ambiguous. 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