Bulgarian-Romanian Diplomatic Relations Before the Political Agreement of Thessalonica Cover Image

Relaţiile politico diplomatice româno bulgare în perioada premergătoare Acordului de la Salonic
Bulgarian-Romanian Diplomatic Relations Before the Political Agreement of Thessalonica

Author(s): Maria Costea
Subject(s): History
Published by: Institutul de Cercetări Socio-Umane Gheorghe Şincai al Academiei Române
Keywords: international relations; Romania; Bulgaria; revisionism; arming; Anschluss; Germany; Hungary; Yugoslavia

Summary/Abstract: The closure of the Bulgarian-Yugoslavian Treaty of friendship from 1937 and the Anschluss, have determined Romania to improve her relations with Bulgaria by negotiating some controversial problems. Romania has made great efforts to improve her relations with Bulgaria. For this matter, Romania has adopted the Status of minorities on the 4th of August 1938, after which the right of rearming of Bulgaria has been barely accepted, and was detailed in the Agreement of Thessalonica on the 31st of July, 1938. Despite all these concessions, Romania did not succeed reconciliation with Bulgaria, because Sofia persisted with her revisionist policy.

  • Issue Year: 2010
  • Issue No: 13
  • Page Range: 176-184
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: Romanian