State dossier
Bulgaria
BGR · BULGARIA · on the world map
What does it want?
Position: wants a treaty with bans (LBI-BAN). Supports a legally binding treaty that prohibits some systems.
Wants a treaty with bans (LBI-BAN), since 2024-05-25, stated directly (EXPLICIT)
In its 2024 submission to the UN Secretary-General, Bulgaria called itself a strong supporter of the two-tier approach: ban the systems that cannot comply with the laws of war and regulate the rest. It said it is ready to negotiate and adopt a new protocol to the Geneva weapons convention on that basis. A new protocol is a binding treaty, so on this site's scale this is a treaty with bans.
Bulgaria backs the two-tier approach, which aims to prohibit systems that cannot comply with international humanitarian law.
that should aim at prohibition of weapons systems that could not ensure conformity with IHL
UNGA Resolution 78/241: Submission by Bulgaria, 2024-05-25 source
On the form of the instrument, Bulgaria supports negotiating and adopting a new CCW protocol.
stands ready to support start of negotiations and adoption of an Additional Protocol (VI) to CCW
UNGA Resolution 78/241: Submission by Bulgaria, 2024-05-25 source
In 2025 Bulgaria wants to move to negotiations on an instrument inside the CCW.
move ahead towards negotiations of an instrument on LAWS within the CCW framework
Statement by Bulgaria, First Committee, 80th session, thematic debate on conventional weapons, 2025-10-24 source
In 2026 Bulgaria wants the Review Conference to give a negotiating mandate for an instrument.
to adopt a negotiating mandate for the GGE to take forward its work on a multilateral instrument on LAWS
Statement by Bulgaria, First Committee, 81st session, general debate, 2026-10-12 source
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How did it vote?
Yes on all three UN votes on autonomous weapons.
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What has it signed?
Being on a list is a fact. Not being on one is not opposition.
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When has it spoken?
Every time it went on the record, dated.
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What rules has it written at home?
Its own military policy.
Military policy not yet reviewed by this site, as of 2026-11-04.
The record
The documents on file.
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