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Chairman of the Bosilegrad Cultural Centre receives Bulgaria's highest decoration

Ivan Nikolov was awarded the Order of Stara Planina, First Degree, for defending Bulgarian rights in Serbia

President Rumen Radev (L) and Ivan Nikolov, June 3, 2024.
Photo: BGNES

"Bulgaria is the main driving force behind the European integration of the Western Balkan countries because we are aware of how important this integration is for the security, stability and sustainable economic development of the region," said President Rumen Radev. 

The Head of State presented the Chairman of the Bosilegrad Cultural and Information Centre, Ivan Nikolov, with the Order of Stara Planina, First Degree, at a ceremony in the Coat of Arms Hall of the Presidency. "We are firmly committed to the principle of own efforts in this integration process, so that it is sustainable and irreversible," said President Radev. 

Ivan Nikolov, the great public figure, journalist and doyen of the Bulgarian community in Sofia, was honoured for his outstanding service to Bulgaria, for his consistent and unwavering defence of the rights, national identity and dignity of Bulgarians in Serbia.



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