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PM Kiril Petkov on Europe Day: Unity, peace and unification are the greatest values

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On Europe Day - May 9, Bulgaria's Prime Minister Kiril Petkov wrote on the Facebook page of the Council of Ministers that on this day we celebrate the holiday of a united Europe. 

According to Petkov, the Old Continent has become a model of freedom, solidarity, economic growth and prosperity, affirming unity and tolerance as its core values. 
The tragic events in Ukraine clearly show that human life, unity, peace and unification are the greatest values ​​and we must do our best to preserve and defend them, Petkov added.



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