The MFA officially presented the new mobile application developed by ASAP, "Travel Informed"

Sofia, Bulgaria, 05 December 2023 г.

The new mobile application of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs "Travel Informed", developed by the IT company ASAP, was officially presented to ministers, diplomats and media representatives at a special event held at John Atanasoff Hall in Sofia Tech Park. Manager of ASAP, Mr. Peter Zyumbilev, was also a guest on the event by invitation of the Deputy Prime Minister Mariya Gabriel.

"We show that with data, resources and team spirit we can put Bulgaria on the innovation map, and I want to especially congratulate the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the fact that currently Bulgaria is the only country in Europe that has deployed a mobile application for informed travel using a chatbot," said Deputy Prime Minister Mariya Gabriel, who opened the event.

During the presentation, Mrs. Hristina Bijeranova thanked the ASAP team for the development of the mobile application "Travel Informed".

During the event, guests had the opportunity to participate in a simulation of traveling abroad through virtual reality and to understand the practical benefits that the mobile application provides.

About ASAP

ASAP started its activity back in 2007 and now is one of the fastest growing IT companies, which solutions are business oriented. The company operates in the territories of Bulgaria, Romania, Albania, and Macedonia, and offers a wide variety of services – maintenance of computer systems, communication transmission equipment for voice and data, building of VPN networks and system integration, software services, and many others. Among ASAP's partners are some of the leading worldwide corporations, like SAP, Microsoft, Acer, Dell and Ciscо.

About the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs manages, coordinates and controls the implementation of the state policy of the Republic of Bulgaria in its relations with other countries, ensuring the maintenance and development of foreign policy dialogue, security policy and bilateral, regional and multilateral cooperation. It carries about the general coordination in the field of foreign policy and international activity of the Republic of Bulgaria.