`The Prime Minister spoke to me personally shortly after these incidents. I`ve had personal contacts with other members of the government and with the opposition. We`ve had an outpouring of support from ordinary Bulgarians - from business people, from local mayors, from the man on the street. The sympathy of the Bulgarian people and the support of the Bulgarian government are noted, and it has been noted in Washington.` said US ambassador to Sofia Richard M. Miles in a special statement to the Bulgarian media on Thursday.

Full text of the statement – today at FOR THE RECORD