On the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Bulgaria and Cyprus
On 25 November 2010, a symphonic concert was organised with the participation of Bulgarian musicians in Cyprus and Cypriot musicians, who have graduated in Bulgaria, to observe the fiftieth anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Bulgaria and Cyprus. The concert was held in the ancient Casteliotissa Hall in Nicosia.
On 25 November 2010, a symphonic concert was organised with the participation of Bulgarian musicians in Cyprus and Cypriot musicians, who have graduated in Bulgaria, to observe the fiftieth anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Bulgaria and Cyprus. The concert was held in the ancient Casteliotissa Hall in Nicosia.A photo exhibition by Bulgarian and Cypriot photographers entitled “Two Fatherlands, One Love” opened as part of the celebrations programme.
The cultural events were opened by Mr. George Eliopoulos, press officer* at the Representation of the European Commission in Cyprus, and Ambassador Vesselin Valchev. Mr Eliopoulos emphasised the fruitful co-operation between Cyprus and Bulgaria as Member States of the European Union. Ambassador Valchev focused on the history of the fifty years of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
The celebrations were attended by members of the diplomatic corps, heads of heads of cultural institutes and foundations in Cyprus, representatives of the Union of Bulgarians and the Bulgarian community, of The Bulgarian Newspaper, and teachers at the Bulgarian schools.
The exhibition and the concert we organised jointly with the Representation of the European Commission in Cyprus and the Union of Bulgarians in Cyprus, under the honorary patronage of Mrs. Elsie Christofias, wife of the President of Cyprus.