The national holiday of the country – 25th of March, is connected with the uprising of the Greek people against the Ottoman Empire, which began in 1821 and led to the liberation and the creation of a sovereign Greek state.
On this occasion, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Greece in Bulgaria - H.E. Mr. Dimosthenis Stoidis, and his wife - Mrs. Maria Margariti, gave a reception in the Sofia Hotel Balkan. It was attended by ambassadors, politicians, representatives of the diplomatic corps and of numerous Greek communities in the country, business people and the media.
Before the anthems of the two countries a tribute was paid to the victims of the terrorist attacks in Brussels with a minute of silence. In his speech, H.E. Mr. Dimosthenis Stoidis condemned these acts and spoke of the need for even better cooperation between Bulgaria and Greece, as they are countries with geographical location at the entrance to Europe from the East that are directly affected by the current international situation.
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Photos are courtesy of the Embassy of Greece in Bulgaria.
Above: H.E. Mr. Dimosthenis Stoidis, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Greece in Bulgaria
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1. Employees of the Embassy of Greece in Bulgaria
2. H.E. Mr. Dimosthenis Stoidis with Mrs. Meglena Kuneva, Deputy Prime Minister for Coordination of European policies and Institutional Affairs and Minister of Education and Science of the Republic of Bulgaria
3. Mr. Plamen Oresharski
4. With general Ljubco Todorov, head of the Joint Forces Command
5. Other guests
6. Mr. Leonidas Tsagaris, General Director of the Sofia Hotel Balkan /in the middle/ and Mr. Giorgos Papazoglou
8. From left to right: Maria Tiropoli, Advisor seal of the Greek Embassy, Tatiana Aslanoglu of Alpha Bank, Theologia Vulgari, head of the Office of Trade and Economic Affairs of the Embassy of Greece, Yiannis Marutsos, Secretary for Commerce and Economic Affairs, Aneta Peni publisher of the "Diplomatic spectrum" magazine.