Supporting Bulgarian Sunday schools in Ukraine means supporting the country’s educational system and the Bulgarian schools themselves, said Bulgaria’s Consul General in Odesa Svetoslav Ivanov. He addressed the audience at the final concert in a series of performances by Bulgarian singer Ilia Lukov in Moldova and Ukraine marking the Day of the Bessarabian Bulgarians (October 29) and the Day of the National Awakeners (November 1).
Lukov’s concerts, held under the title Ilia Lukov and the Talents of Bessarabia – 30 Years of Songs with Love, are organized at the initiative of the Bulgarian News Agency (BTA) with the assistance of the Consulate General of Bulgaria in Odesa. Lukov’s participation is pro bono. The event is also part of the Week of Bulgarian Culture in Odesa.
Ivanov said that this year, on the initiative of the Consulate General and in cooperation with Bulgaria’s Ministry of Education and Science, two qualification courses were organized for Bulgarian language teachers from Ukraine.
“All of this is a source of pride. I want to express my deep respect to you because you preserve Bulgarian roots and historical memory far from the homeland,” he said, adding that “together we will continue to preserve the Bulgarian spirit and traditions.”
He highlighted Bulgaria’s continued support for Ukraine in the context of the war with Russia and noted that Education Minister Krasimir Valchev had sent a congratulatory address to the Bessarabian Bulgarians and to the network of Bulgarian Sunday schools in Ukraine – the second largest in the world after Spain’s.
“For the 2025–2026 school year, Bulgaria oversees 49 Bulgarian Sunday schools in Ukraine,” Ivanov said, quoting Minister Valchev’s message, which praised teachers for “their dedication in teaching children in Bulgarian and introducing them to our history, literature, and traditions.”
The Consul General emphasized that Sunday school teachers abroad are modern-day enlighteners – “people who keep Bulgarian knowledge and the sense of identity alive among the younger generation of Bessarabian Bulgarians.” Support for Bulgarian Sunday Schools in Ukraine Is Support for Education, Consul General in Odesa Says THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2025-11-01 15:34:00 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