On November 24, 2023, Ambassador Željko Jović met with the Minister of Innovation and Development of the Republic of Bulgaria, Milena Stojcheva. During the meeting, the ambassador presented the past successes of the Republic of Serbia in the field of digitization, innovation and development of science, and emphasized the firm commitment of the Republic of Serbia and its competent institutions to base their strategy of further development on a strong and dedicated engagement in the field of science, the development of innovative technologies and their connection with key spheres of society.

Minister Stojcheva expressed similar views and pointed to the activities of the Republic of Bulgaria and its ministry, and highlighted her personal initiative to organize a regional conference in Sofia in mid-February next year, at which the possibilities of establishing concrete cooperation in the mentioned areas would be considered, among related ministries and competent institutions of regional states, in order to create a stronger competitive ability of our region and opportunities for further, stronger and faster development.

On November 12, 2023, in the premises of the Embassy, the St. King Milutin`s Day was celebrated, in the presence of a large number of Serbs who work and live in the Republic of Bulgaria, guests from the Serbian Orthodox Church and Bulgarian Orthodox Church.

Previously, the ambassador and employees of the Embassy attended the Holy Liturgy in the St. Nedelya Church in Sofia, after which wreaths were placed by Ambassador Jović and State Secretary from the Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Veterans of the Republic of Serbia, Dejan Antić.

On November 11, 2023, at the Serbian Military Cemetery in Sofia, wreaths were laid to honor fallen Serbian heroes from the First World War and the Armistice Day the was marked.

The commemoration of Armistice Day and the laying of wreaths were attended by employees of the Embassy of Serbia in Sofia, representatives of Serbian citizens who live and work in Sofia, as well as members of the Society for Preserving Serbian Traditions from Nis. This year's commemoration of this important day was held without the presence of other representatives of the diplomatic corps, due to the commensing of work on the reconstruction of the cemetery and arrangement of the plot, done in cooperation with the Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Veterans of the Government of the Republic of Serbia.

Also, on November 12, the state secretary of the aforementioned ministry, Dejan Antić, visited the cemetery with Ambassador Jović, paid homage to the fallen Serbian heroes, and got an insight into the ongoing reconstruction works.