Bulgarian Consul General in Odesa Svetoslav Ivanov said here on Thursday evening: “For us, Sofia is the capital of Bulgaria, but for Bulgarians, Bolhrad is the capital of Bessarabia. It is a symbolic place that is very important for Bulgaria because we associate it with its monuments, the Church of the Holy Transfiguration, and the Georgi Rakovski High School in Bolhrad.” He was speaking at a concert by Bulgarian folk singer Ilia Lukov in Bolhrad.
Lukov’s concert in Bolhrad 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.
In his speech, the diplomat thanked the guests from Bulgaria – Deputy Minister of Culture Ashot Kazaryan and BTA Director General Kiril Valchev for their support in organizing the series of concerts. Ivanov also expressed his gratitude to the Bulgarian community in Bessarabia: “Thank you for preserving Bulgarian culture, language, traditions, and national identity for more than 200 years. Continue to do so for the next 200 years so that there will be a strong and united Bulgarian national minority here,” the Consul General concluded. Bulgarian Consul General in Ukraine: Bolhrad Is Symbolic Place of Importance for Bulgaria THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2025-10-30 20:30:00 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