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President Purvanov on official business visit to Moscow

Tue, Feb 03 2009 12:31 CET

byNick Iliev

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President Purvanov on official business visit to Moscow

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Bulgarian President Georgi Purvanov will travel to Russia on an official visit starting February 4. Parvanov's visit will mark the beginning of Bulgaria's year in Russia which will be inaugurated with a ceremonial concert. Parvanov will meet his Russian counterpart, Dmitry Medvedev, in a visit that will end on February 6, the Presidency's press service said in a media statement.

The programme includes a meeting with the Russian prime minister Vladimir Putin, the speaker of the upper house of parliament Sergei Mironov, the mayor of Moscow Yury Luzhkov and the recently-anointed Russian patriarch, Kiril.

As part of his visit, he will open a Bulgarian-Russian business forum. An exhibition marking the year of Bulgaria will be opened, entitled Bulgaria Today. Real Estate,Tourism and Wine.

The Bulgarian delegation that will join Purvanov in Russia will include Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ivailo Kalfin, Culture Ministers Stefan Danailov and Labour Minister Emilia Maslarova, the permanent UNESCO representative of Bulgaria, Irina Bokova, as well as a number of business people.

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