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The Czech Republic will offer support to Bulgaria in protecting the external EU border. This is what Presidents Rosen Plevneliev and Milos Zeman said at a joint news conference in Prague. The Bulgarian Head of State arrived on a two-day official visit where he is holding talks with his Czech counterpart. 

 

The two countries will coordinate the technical details related to the support Bulgaria needs and this will happen as soon as possible, President Milos Zeman said and added that the other EU member states should also show solidarity with the countries which are under the greatest migratory pressure.

 

Since the very beginning of the migration crisis, Bulgaria has been demonstrating its efficient work along the longest EU land border with Turkey, President Rosen Plevneliev said. "Our good results are also based on the good cooperation between the Bulgarian and Turkish authorities. To combat illegal traffickers, address the problems of immigrants and safeguard their rights and freedoms, we need to work together with Turkey. We sincerely believe that the EU-Turkey agreement has a clear meaning and will be implemented." According to Plevneliev, the interaction between the Bulgarian and Turkish authorities in curbing the migratory pressure proves that the agreement can be efficient, one way or another.

 

"We do not want the so-called Balkan route to be reopened, nor do we want alternative routes to appear," President Rosen Plevneliev was adamant in reply to a journalist’s question. In Prague the Head of State called for a pragmatic approach and closer cooperation between the EU and its neighbors in tackling the migration crisis in order to allay the fears of European citizens about mass migration to Europe from neighboring crisis spots. "We need a stricter control of our external borders, more efficient diplomacy and closer cooperation," President Plevneliev said further in the Czech capital. 

 

The Bulgarian Head of State was welcomed with an official ceremony in the Prague castle in the Czech capital. The two presidents talked tete-a-tete and after that the official talks between the delegations were held. 

 

The life of the Cyrillic alphabet continues in the digital age, as long as we are its guardians, the head of state pointed out at the closing session of the third International Cyrillic Forum

President Iliana Iotova welcomed the guests at the concert of the Svetoglas Quartet, which took place at the Museum of Christian Art, located in the crypt of the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral

Our mission is to make the voice of ancient Slavic culture, Bulgarian studies and the Bulgarian language heard louder in the world, says the head of state at the International Forum on the Cyrillic Alphabet "Spiritual Heritage in the Digital Age", organized on her initiative

In her greeting, the head of state highlighted the professional experience and fruitful work of Ambassador Meyer in Bulgaria, and in her words, his efforts have encouraged cultural and educational ties between the two peoples