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Finance Minister Dyankov held 'constructive' meeting with President Purvanov
Simeon Dyankov
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A meeting between Finance Minister Simeon Dyankov and President Georgi Purvanov, to discuss comments made by Dyankov about Purvanov on a television chat show, was "constructive", Dyankov was quoted as saying by Focus news agency on March 5 2010.
He refused to say anything else about his meeting with Purvanov on March 5 2010, four days after Purvanov asked Dyankov to either prove comments he made regarding alleged overseas assets held by Purvanov, supposedly worth millions of leva, or resign.
On March 1 2010, Dyankov was on Nova Televisia's Ivan and Andrei chat show. When asked whether he believed speculation that Purvanov owned luxury properties in the US, Dubai and Europe, and was therefore a young billionaire, Dyankov replied: "he (Purvanov) is definitely not young".
Following an angry reaction from Purvanov, Dyankov requested a meeting with the president on March 5 to explain that his words must have been misinterpreted. Dyankov claimed that he had never said that President Purvanov was a billionaire.
On his way to the meeting Dyankov told reporters that tension between institutions was undesirable, particularly during an economic crisis.
The meeting lasted half an hour. Aside from describing the meeting as "constructive" Dyankov said nothing more. He refused to say whether he had apologised to Purvanov.
He refused to say anything else about his meeting with Purvanov on March 5 2010, four days after Purvanov asked Dyankov to either prove comments he made regarding alleged overseas assets held by Purvanov, supposedly worth millions of leva, or resign.
On March 1 2010, Dyankov was on Nova Televisia's Ivan and Andrei chat show. When asked whether he believed speculation that Purvanov owned luxury properties in the US, Dubai and Europe, and was therefore a young billionaire, Dyankov replied: "he (Purvanov) is definitely not young".
Following an angry reaction from Purvanov, Dyankov requested a meeting with the president on March 5 to explain that his words must have been misinterpreted. Dyankov claimed that he had never said that President Purvanov was a billionaire.
On his way to the meeting Dyankov told reporters that tension between institutions was undesirable, particularly during an economic crisis.
The meeting lasted half an hour. Aside from describing the meeting as "constructive" Dyankov said nothing more. He refused to say whether he had apologised to Purvanov.
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It was not a `construtive` meering at all.
There is a great divide ib their thinking. It is time to stop `politicking` and address the real issues of `who owns what` and how they `purchased` their wealth. Expose the wealth of property ownership either in Bulgaria or Abroad. PUBLISH ASSETS OR BE DAMNED
Sort out the `power peoples` assets and put the wealth back into the Bulgarian economy. Then jail or give `community` work hours to any fraudsters - get tough soon.