Over 200 farmers from the Kurdzhali region are on their way to Sofia Wednesday to participate in the national farmers' protest beginning at 12:00 pm in front of the Ministries Council building.

Boyko Sinapov, leader of the local farmers, who have been on strike for over a month, stated that they were disappointed in the Movement for Rights and Freedoms Party, their representatives on the Parliament and the local administration.

Sinapov voiced his frustration with the mayors of the municipalities in the Kurdzhali region since so far none of them has visited the farmers and has not taken a stand on their demands.

Sinapov added that they hope that the Bulgarian Prime Minister Sergey Stanishev was going to declare his stand on the milk producers' problems Wednesday, otherwise the farmers would remain in Sofia and rally every day.

The Leader of the Bulgarian Association of Milk Producers, Adrian Tsakonski announced before Darik radio Tuesday that the Wednesday protest rally would be the largest one to be organized by the Bulgarian farmers so far and would bring together over 1,500 farm workers, who were going to stage a permanent protest.

Tsakonski further explained for Darik that permanent protest meant either the Cabinet's resignation or the fulfillment of all farmers' demands.

Currently only the March subsidies for first calls dairy farms have been paid.

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