25 May 2017 | 16:04
Using history as a bargaining chip in politics does not always yield the desirable result. This is what Head of state Rumen Radev said before Bulgarian journalists upon their request to comment on the statement made by President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin to the effect that the Cyrillic alphabet in Russia originated from Macedonian land.
22 May 2017 | 11:11
The language, alphabet and faith have united and will continue to unite our people. A small book written by a monk did something great – it raised the self-awareness of a whole people; so as to preserve it and take it to the present day. This is what Iliana Yotova said in the Bulgarian exarchate in Istanbul. The Vice-president is visiting the city on the occasion of marking 24 May – the day of the Bulgarian education and culture and of the Slavic script. She met more than 200 representatives of the Bulgarian community in Turkey, including students from the Bulgarian Sunday school in Istanbul.
15 May 2017 | 15:03
On May 15th begins this year’s contest for the “John Atanasoff” Presidential Awards, which are bestowed on distinguished young Bulgarian scientists and researchers in computer science and related fields since 2003. The Awards bear the name of world-renowned inventor of Bulgarian origin John Atanasoff - the creator of the first electronic digital computer.
7 May 2017 | 13:01
On the occasion of the 25th anniversary since diplomatic relations were established between Bulgaria and Azerbaijan, Vice-president Yotova gave a letter to President Ilham Aliyev from the Bulgarian Head of State Rumen Radev extending the warmest greetings and wishes. Iliana Yotova voiced her conviction that the bilateral cooperation between the two countries will deepen.
5 May 2017 | 14:02
“The most used word today is “security” and it has replaced even the social problems and economy. Belligerent extremism knows no borders, ethnic groups, religions,” Vice-president Iliana Yotova said at the World Forum on Intercultural Dialogue in the Azerbaijani capital Baku. “The bridges and trust among us are not given once and for all, but we should struggle for them, defend and develop them,” the Vice-president said. Iliana Yotova highlighted the importance of the forum as an opportunity for building a world in which peoples and cultures, races and religions, nationalities live together in peace.
