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In July 2011, Bulgaria and Israel held the first ever joint sitting of their Cabinets in Bulgaria's capital Sofia. Photo by BGNES
In 2013, Bulgaria and Israel will jointly commemorate the 70th anniversary since the Balkan country's historic rescue of 50 000 Jews from Nazi concentration camp.
Even though Bulgaria was an ally of Nazi Germany in World War II, 50 000 Bulgarian Jews were not deported to the Nazi death camps in 1943 thanks to mass civil protests, active stance by 43 Bulgarian MPs, and Tsar Boris III's resistance to Hitler's demands for deportation.
The governments of Bulgaria and Israel are about to plan a joint program to mark next year's anniversary, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Nikolay Mladenov said on Sunday.
Mladenov spoke ahead of the second joint sitting of Bulgaria and Israel's Cabinets that is to take place on Tuesday in Israel.
A number of agreements will be signed by the two countries during the joint sitting, including deals in the fields of trade, education, science, industry and healthcare, the Minister told the Bulgarian National Radio.
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