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We should pursue our interests, not become hostage of foreign interests, the Head of State said ahead of the B9 summit in Kosice

 

“I am here to make sure that no one else decides the future of the Bulgarian energy projects. During the preparations for the meeting I established that specific texts of the prewritten declaration endanger the implementation of key infrastructure projects which serve our national interest and I did what was necessary to remove the problematic texts from the declaration.”  This is what President Rumen Radev said today in reply to a journalist’s question pertaining to the stance he will maintain at the B9 summit, which is held in the Slovak town of Kosice. 

 

Within the international forum Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, Hungary, the Czech Republic and Poland are to discuss security issues within NATO’s collective approach. 

 

The Head of State emphasized that he expects the Bulgarian government “to capitalize on the visit of Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev to Bulgaria so that Bulgaria doesn’t become hostage to foreign interests.” In Rumen Radev’s words, NATO has enough mechanisms to draw up a single policy, whereas the regional format sharpens rhetoric, which runs counter to the Alliance’s policy of restraint and dialogue. The President added that unfortunately the informal B9 initiative has distanced itself from its original idea and even poses risks to the interests of the nine member states, going beyond the approaches adopted by all 29 allies.  

 

The meeting also includes NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.

 

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