Balgarianovinite.com President Iliana Iotova called for a return to the value of diplomacy, human rights worldwide and peace at a traditional March 3 reception in celebration of Bulgaria’s National Day on Tuesday.
Speaking at an event at the Central Military Club, Iotova described March 3 as Bulgaria’s “sacred” date and said the country set its national holiday on a day symbolizing peace and reconciliation.
“Our call on Tuesday is to restore the value of diplomacy, human rights worldwide, and peace,” Iotova said at the traditional March 3 reception at the Central Military Club in Sofia.
“Every nation has many dates in its history. For us, March 3 is the sacred one. We chose our national holiday on a day that stands for peace and reconciliation,” Iotova added.
Iotova said that in “worrying and dangerous” times, people are again reassessing what freedom means to them. “What matters most is to be free within ourselves. Then our hearts and souls will be open to the virtues and values that make us human. This is our great responsibility. Our parents ensured we grew up as decent people. They gave us the privilege and happiness of living in a world at peace. Now it is our responsibility to our children and grandchildren. We must pass on peace, calm and the opportunities to develop, each according to their talent,” she said.
Iotova said no reason or cause can justify that “in recent years, children have been born who know nothing but the ashes of war.” She added that changing this is not the work of one person, but something people everywhere can do. “Let this day, and the symbol Bulgaria offers the world with March 3, be a place and a space where people reach out to one another from every corner of the world, so there is a future for our children and prosperity,” she said.
“There is no Bulgarian heart or soul that does not tremble now with the force of the Bulgarian heroes who left behind their blood and bones. The monuments are silent witnesses, but they are not just granite and stone. They bear witness to greatness and glory,” Iotova added.
Iotova thanked those present for attending, saying their presence meant a great deal. She also thanked caretaker Prime Minister Andrey Gurov and Chief of Defence Admiral Emil Eftimov for attending “in these troubled and dangerous times.”
Attendees included Bulgarian Patriarch Daniil, Sofia Mayor Vassil Terziev, ministers from the caretaker cabinet, MPs, Constitutional Court judges, commanders from different branches of the armed forces, Central Election Commission Chair Kameliya Neykova, Bulgarian News Agency (BTA) Director General Kiril Valchev, Bulgarian National Radio (BNR) Director General Milen Mitev, Bulgarian National Television (BNT) Director General Milena Milotinova, and diplomats.
Earlier on Tuesday, Iotova reviewed the guard of honour of Bulgarian Army representative units. In her address, she said March 3 is not just a special date in Bulgaria’s calendar, but a measure of “who we are, our belonging, our memory and our identity.” President Iotova Calls for Return to Diplomacy, Human Rights and Peace 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-03-03 19:28:00 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
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