16 November 2017 | 11:11
“Thank you for the warm welcome and hospitality and also for the good Bulgarian language you speak. I am happy to be here only a month after a law which will protect the Bulgarian minority was adopted in Albania.” This is what Iliana Iotova said in the village of Shishtavec, Kukus district. The Vice-president is on a working visit in the Republic of Albania.
15 November 2017 | 10:10
“I am happy that the most pleasant meeting of this so important day is to take place and now it is with you, my compatriots.” This is what Vice-president Iliana Iotova said late last night in the Bulgarian Embassy in Tirana at a meeting with representatives of the Bulgarian community in the Republic of Albania, where she is on a working visit. Representatives of the local Bulgarian associations, teachers, medical doctors, culture activists, tens of our compatriots from all parts of Albania took part in the meeting.
14 November 2017 | 17:05
“I thank all Albanian institutions for including the Bulgarian minority in the Law on the protection of national minorities. This step confirms Albania’s determination to follow the good European practices and make progress in the Euro-integration process. I am convinced that the Albanian citizens of Bulgarian identity will contribute to strengthening the mutual trust and to the development of the friendly relations between our two countries.” This is what Vice-president Iliana Iotova told journalists in Tirana after holding meetings with Albanian President Ilir Meta, with Parliament Speaker Gramoz Ruci, and also with Prime Minister Edi Rama. The Vice-president is on a two-day visit to Albania.
16 October 2017 | 17:05
“I thank Hungary for creating conditions for our compatriots to learn their native language. The financial aid and the support provided by Hungary, directed towards preserving the language and historical memory of the Bulgarian community, is an example of tolerance and good will.” This is what Vice-president Iliana Iotova said at the meeting she held with Miklos Soltesz, Minister of State for Churches, National Minorities and Civil Affairs at the Ministry of Human Capacities in Budapest.
7 June 2017 | 12:12
“The biggest problem the mountain areas face is the demographic. The mountainous regions in Europe become depopulated and this fact raises considerable concern. Without people, the potential the mountains have may be lost and thereafter the rich culture and history.” This is what Vice-president Iliana Yotova said, who opened a discussion on “Cohesion policy in the mountain areas” in Brussels, at the invitation of the European Commission and the European Association of Mountain Areas “Euro-Montana.”
