Receptions

The Bureau for Relations with the City of Vienna - COMPRESS Sofia pleased their partners and friends with a reception on 29 October in "Serdika" Sofia Hotel Balkan. The traditional Viennese evening this year was under the motto: "Vienna: Quality of Life # 12 points".

On 1 October, at the Grand Hotel Sofia, His Excellency Mr. Shin Meng-ho, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Korea and his wife gave a reception on the occasion of the national holiday - the Day of the founding of the nation and the 25th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between our two countries. The event was attended by many guests, friends of Korea and representatives of diplomatic missions in the country.
From 1948 onwards, the Koreans celebrate their national holiday on October 3 – a date connected to the first Korean state – the Ancient Gojoseon founded back in 2333 BC.

Photos: "Diplomatic spectrum"magazine
Among the guests at the reception were:
1. H.E. Mr. Yuri Nikolaevich Isakov, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation in the country;
2. H.E. Mr. Dimosthenis Stoidis, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Hellenic Republic, Mrs. Lyudmila Dimitrova, director of the National Cultural Institute at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs;
3. H.E. Ms. Latifah Aharbash, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Morocco, a journalist from "Standard" newspaper Lubomir Mihailov;
4. H.E. Mr. Christian Kønigsfeldt, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Denmark;
5. H.E. Dr. Ahmed Al Madbuh, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the State of Palestine and others.

On the occasion of the 24th anniversary of the independence of Ukraine His Excellency Dr. Mykola Baltazhi, extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassador of Ukraine in Bulgaria, and his wife - Mrs. Penka Baltazhi gave a reception.

On September 3, in Sofia Hotel Balkan, His Excellency Mr Bunyan Saptomo, Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Indonesia in Bulgaria, hosted a reception on the occasion of the national holiday.

On 30 July the Moroccan nation celebrates its national holiday - the Day of the ascension to the throne of King Mohammed VI.

On July 24, in Sofia Hotel Balkan, Her Excellency Ms Manal Yehia El Shinnawi, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Arab Republic of Egypt, hosted a reception dedicated on the national holiday of her country. Among the many guests were ambassadors accredited in Bulgaria, diplomats, journalists and friends of Egypt.