Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Terens Quick today received the President of the “Aristotle - Cultural Bridge” Bulgarian-Greek Society, Mr. Ioannis Liolios, at his office.
The Association is headquartered in Sofia, with “distinguished Greeks and Bulgarians from the fields of science, the arts, diplomacy, academia, and Greek business in Bulgaria” as its founding members, as is mentioned in a relevant letter addressed to the General Secretariat for Greeks Abroad.
Mr. Liolios outlined his thoughts to the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs on uniting Greek organizations under one umbrella, one Federation.
For the first time in the history of the Greek community in Bulgaria, a joint gathering will be held in Sofia, on Saturday, 29 September, by the following groups: the Greeks of the Black Sea with a rich history since the 4th Century BC, with Sozopol as their centre, the Greeks who were displaced to Bulgaria after the civil war, the Sarakatsani Associations, the Greeks that have established a presence in Bulgaria over the past 20-30 years with significant business activity, who exceed 1,000 in number, and the Associations which deal with Culture, the Greek language etc.
The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs assured his interlocutor that these collective efforts and actions will enjoy the full support of the General Secretariat for Greeks Abroad and that, as a first step in planning for 2019, an invitation will be included for children of the Greek community there, as well as pensioners, to have a summer holiday in Greece, with educational Programs, within the framework of the new Programs of the General Secretariat for Greeks Abroad for elderly Greeks abroad.
September 19, 2018