His Excellency Mr. Khaled bin Kamal Faqeeh, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the Republic of Bulgaria

hosted an Iftar banquet on April 4 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Sofia on the occasion of the holy month of Ramadan.

The iftar Ramadan banquet was attended by His Excellency Mr. Nikola Stoyanov, Minister of Economy and Industry, His Excellency Mrs. Nikolina Angelkova, former Minister of Tourism, Mr. Tsvetan Simeonov, President of the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and a number of ambassadors, diplomats, cultural figures and representatives of the Muslim community in Bulgaria.

The Iftar dinner began after the Maghrib prayer, and shortly after His Excellency Ambassador Khalid bin Kamal Faqeeh greeted the audience in his welcome speech.

The friendly atmosphere that characterized the iftar dinner demonstrated that such events bring people together, regardless of their religious and ethnic affiliations, and that the month of Ramadan embodies the spirit of tolerance, solidarity, mercy, benevolence and repentance.

At the end of the Iftar dinner each guest received a deeply symbolic gift – a bag of wonderful Saudi dates.

The photos are provided by the Embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the Republic of Bulgaria. Above: His Excellency Mr. Khaled bin Kamal Faqeeh, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the Republic of Bulgaria and His Excellency Mr. Nikola Stoyanov, Minister of Economy and Industry