On May 30th in the Hilton Hotel Sofia the Embassy held a reception to mark the 25th Anniversary of the Restoration of  Independence of Georgia. The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Georgia to the Republic of Bulgaria

, H.E. Mr. Zurab Beridze and the Director General of the Bilateral Relations General Directorate of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria Mr. Borislav Kostov delivered a greeting speech. Reception was attended by the Georgian-Bulgarian duet "Nazar and Nino". They performed the national anthems of Georgia and Bulgaria and Georgian songs.

Among the invited guests was the Patriarch of Bulgaria and Metropolitan of Sofia, His Holiness Patriarch Neophyte, members of Bulgaria-Georgia Parliamentary Friendship Group, the representatives of various Ministries, Parliament, President’s Administration, Chamber of Commerce, business and media, diplomatic corps, the representatives of Georgian Diaspora.

Embassy received salutatory letters on the occasion of 26th of May from the King Simeon II Sakskoburggotski, various ministries and civil-political organizations, as well as governors of the different regions of the Republic of Bulgaria.

The Embassy presented the Bulgarian language edition of the poem "The Knight in Panther's Skin" of Shota Rustaveli.

The guests were hosted by Georgian dishes, wines and mineral water.

Text and photos are courtesy of the Embassy of Georgia in Bulgaria.