The most important message conveyed by the Unification is that the Bulgarian people succeeds only when it is united, President Rosen Plevneliev said, who took part in the celebrations in Plovdiv on the occasion of the 130th anniversary of the Unification of the Principality of Bulgaria and Eastern Rumelia.
The Head of State said in the statement he made that on the memorable date 6 September 1885 the Bulgarian people showed its desire, willingness and readiness to decide its own fate in a free and united Bulgaria. “A mere seven years after the Bulgarians were liberated, they, holding their heads high, dared to revise the decisions imposed from outside and prove that they were united more than ever before in their ambition to live worthy lives,” the President said.
“With the joint efforts of all Bulgarians our young Bulgarian state overcame the first and greatest hardship it faced. Free Bulgaria proved that it is strong, united and vital. That it will not melt in the darkness of timelessness and will ensure its worthy place in Europe and the world,” President Rosen Plevneliev said. The President highlighted that the Bulgarian people succeeds only when it is united. When there is a national ideal, when it has the courage to decide its fate, when it has real leaders who accompany it and obey its will.
The President called on for “for a constructive and well-founded dialogue, for tolerance and mutual respect. Unification does not mean unanimity, but it means lending an ear to the others’ arguments,” Rosen Plevneliev added.
In his statement, the President further pointed out that as Europeans we should protect the unity not only of the Bulgarian nation, but also of the European Union. “The simultaneous crises and the interaction among them considerably enhances the risks. Only together can we resolve any crisis,” the Head of State said. “The way we solve or aggravate the problems in the state determines the people’s attitude to the politicians and institutions,” Rosen Plevneliev said and pointed out that the most severe crisis is the crisis of public trust.
In his speech the President called on for pooling efforts to overcome the refugee crisis in Europe. The Head of State emphasized that not a single state in Europe can solve the crisis and Europe must pool efforts to this effect. “The refugees are people as we are. They are fathers and mothers, engineers and teachers. They are human beings in need. They are escaping from the horrors of war. Will egoism predominate in Europe by restricting the fundamental human rights – for instance those of the refugees?, Head of State Rosen Plevneliev asked.