Balgarianovinite.com May 24 is about the future, not nostalgia, President Iliana Iotova said at a reception at the National Museum of History on Sunday.
Letters hold special significance for Bulgarians, their culture and literature, Iotova told guests at the traditional reception marking the Day of the Holy Brothers Cyril and Methodius, the Bulgarian Alphabet, Education and Culture, and Slav Letters. It is an exceptional joy to host the most Bulgarian of days, the head of State said.
The event was attended by National Assembly Chair Michaela Dotsova, Prime Minister Rumen Radev, Bulgarian Patriarch and Metropolitan of Sofia Daniil, representatives of diplomatic missions in Bulgaria, the judiciary, ministers, MPs, representatives of registered religious communities, public figures and cultural figures. Radev was accompanied by his wife, Desislava Radeva.
The reception opened with performances of the national anthem of the Republic of Bulgaria and Varvi, Narode Vazrodeni by the Bulgarian National Radio Children’s Choir.
Iotova said people live in a turbulent time, when they will be told that school as they know it is no longer needed and that teachers will be replaced by artificial intelligence and high technology. They will be told that children are different now and want much more than books and textbooks. Addressing teachers, she said she was certain they would guide children through this technological century and teach them to use technology rather than be displaced by it.
Children cannot move forward in the technological century without someone to guide and care for them, Iotova said. That role belongs to teachers and lecturers, she added.
Iotova called for remembering the country’s forebears, who built community centres, schools and churches. They built them on the highest point of a village or town so they could be seen from everywhere, because they were the starting point for development and the future. When they wrote Bulgarian National School on the facade, they sent a message to future generations that when people form a community and stand together, development follows, Iotova said.
She greeted students from the Association of Olympic Teams in Natural Sciences, who also attended the reception. “Dear children, you are not only our pride. You are the face of Bulgaria as we want it to be, prosperous, intelligent and developing. We will always stand behind you so that your victories and medals multiply further,” Iotova said.
Iotova told guests that Bulgarian society now needs teachers, community centre workers, university lecturers and scientists more than ever. It needs their voice, she said, adding that they should be involved when the State makes its most important decisions, contributing their wisdom and knowledge, because education and culture are not luxury policies but a guarantee of development. President Iotova: May 24 Is the Future, Not Nostalgia 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-05-24 17:56:56 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law