BTA Director General Kiril Valchev said here on Thursday: “Because of the place of the Bessarabian Bulgarians in Bulgarian history and the Bulgarian spirit preserved today, Bulgaria preserves and protects the knowledge of their heritage and language.” He was speaking at a concert by Bulgarian folk singer Ilia Lukov in Bolhrad.
Lukov’s concert in Bolhard was the second in a series of concerts with the free participation of the Bulgarian folk singer under the slogan “Ilia Lukov and the Talents of Bessarabia: 30 Years of Songs with Love.” The concerts are an initiative of the Bulgarian News Agency, with organizational support from the Consulate General of Bulgaria in Odesa, as part of the week-long celebrations of the Day of Bessarabian Bulgarians, October 29.
“The rumbling generators that made this concert possible until the power came back on, and the [air-raid] sirens that provided the backdrop for the lighting of the renovated monument to Hristo Botev in Izmail [earlier on Thursday], reminded me of how, just over a year ago, in June, journalists from Bulgaria and 13 other countries -14 including Bulgaria – from 18 media outlets came to Odesa, Bolhgrad, and Izmail, to participate in a global meeting that the Bulgarian News Agency organizes every year – the World Meeting of Bulgarian Media,” recalled Valchev.
He added that this meeting in Odesa was a continuation of another world meeting of Bulgarian media, held in Taraclia in 2017. “So we, Bulgarians in Bulgaria, keep a constant eye on the Bessarabian Bulgarians. And this is no coincidence, because it is precisely in these lands, a little further north, that Bulgaria begins – Great Bulgaria, founded in 632 by Khan Kubrat,” Valchev emphasized.
According to him, because of this place, the Bulgarian News Agency, Bulgarian National Television, and Bulgarian National Radio have launched a joint initiative to mark 14 centuries of Bulgaria in Europe with notable dates from Bulgarian history – until 2032, when it will be 1,400 years since the creation of Great Bulgaria.
He added that the concerts of Ilia Lukov and the talents of Bessarabia are part of preserving this memory. “In conclusion, I wish you what we enjoy in Bulgaria: peace and freedom,” the BTA Director General said. BTA Director General Addresses Bulgarians in Bolhrad THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2025-10-30 21:05:29 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