Inside Bulgaria's Easter Celebrations: Traditions Passed Through Generations
Today marks the joyous celebration of Easter, one of the most significant holidays in the Orthodox Christian calendar.
Bulgarian Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov has told Canada's new Ambassador to Bulgaria Kevin Hamilton that Sofia needs guarantees from the Canadian government that visa liberalization will happen in 2017.
While welcoming Canada's readiness to announce a visa-free regime, he has insisted that parameters have to be smoothed out, and a confirmation must be made the step will be taken before the free trade deal with the EU is signed.
"Our country appreciates the role of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement [CETA, between the EU and anada], but we first and foremost demand clear guarantees on the issue of visa liberalization for Bulgarian citizens so that they can make use of the full potential of the agreements reached," the Foreign Ministry quotes Mitov as saying.
He has added that only through a visa waiver could Bulgarian economic subjects be placed on an equal footing with the other member states and Canada.
On Wednesday, Bulgaria's government announced it would only support CETA in case there are guarantees a visa-free regime will be established for Bulgarian nationals willing to travel to Canada.
H.E. Kevin Hamilton is ambassador of Canada to Romania, Bulgaria and Moldova. Based in Bucharest, he has spent the past few days in Bulgaria and has posted on Twitter pictures of his meetings with President Rosen Plevneliev, Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov and business representatives.
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The exhibition is named after a verse by iconic Bulgarian novelist, poet and playwright Ivan Vazov, who shaped Bulgarian literature in a myriad of genres throughout the better part of the 19th century.
Novinite has met with Sudan’s Ambassador to Bulgaria, H.E. Ilham Ahmed, whose country is marking 61 years of independence – but also the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Khartoum and Sofia.
The Embassy of Iraq staged on Sunday a photographic exhibition to muster support for the liberation of Mosul, bringing together Iraqi community members.
It is heartening to learn that some Bulgarian and Indian companies in the IT field are exploring cooperation through joint ventures/technology transfer and investment, India’s Ambassador to Bulgaria, H.E. Mr Rajesh Kumar Sachdeva, has told Novinite.
Two anniversaries involving Sudan were celebrated in Bulgaria's capital Sofia on Tuesday.
Bulgaria and Israel should concentrate on those domains of cooperation they need for the twenty-first century, Israel's Ambassador to Bulgaria, H.E. Irit Lillian, has told Novinite.
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