Contents:

Bulgaria in the OSCE 2004

• Opening address to the OSCE Permanent Council by the Chairman-in-Office, the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Republic of Bulgaria, H.E. Dr. Solomon Passy
• Address to the OSCE Heads of Missions by the Chairman-in-Office, the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Republic of Bulgaria, H.E. Dr. Solomon Passy
• Traditional New Year reception for the Ambassadors accredited to Bulgaria

125 years diplomatic relations

• The first diplomatic relations of the Principality of Bulgaria

Official visits

Parliament. Government

• Interview with Prof. Georgi Petkanov, Minister of Interior

Parliamentary events and meetings

Highlights. Events. Meetings

Letters of credence

Embassies. National Holidays. Interviews

• Reception on the opening of a Bureau of the Defence Attache of Vietnam
• Reception for awarding the caricaturist Ivan Kutuzov
• Reception on the occasion of the departure of the Ambassador of Slovakia, H.E. Mr. Jan Kovach
• Reception on the occasion of the departure of the Ambassador of Romania, H.E. Mr. Constantin Grigorie
• H.E. Mr. Tonchi Stanichich decorated with the order of Stara Planina, 1st class
• Reception on the occasion of the departure of the Ambassador of Croatia, H.E. Mr. Tonchi Stanichich
• Reception on the occasion of India’s National Holiday

Exclusive Guest

• Annual “Golden Muse” award for arts
• Interview with Mrs. Neli Volkova, Director and Art-director of First Russian Private Theatre in Bulgaria
• Awards 2003

Cultural panorama

• Christmas charity party
• Reception at the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany
• Reception by the Council of Arab Ambassadors
• 125 years since the establishment of the National Library
• 120 years since the birth of Sirak Skitnik
• Valuable Links exhibition
• First one-man exhibition of Stefan Nikolaev
• Bravo, Rasha Todosijevich exhibition
• Shandor Kecskemeti and his meeting with argil, stone, metal, paper
• The Bulgarian musical art – the taste of high standards
• Fifteenth International Festival of Masquerade Games – Pernik 2004
• Day of Egypt in Alma Mater
• The Ambassador of Sweden – guest in Alma Mater

Achievements

• Prof. Manfred Schneider – Doctor Honoris Causa of Sofia University
• H.E. Mr. Yasuyoshi Ichihashi – Doctor Honoris Causa of the “Pancho Vladigerov” State Musical Academy
• Ceremony for decorating Prof. Ronald Walter Marti with an honorary insignia with blue ribbon
• Interview with Donka Petrunova, the great lady of the Bulgarian detective novel
• Six Bulgarians became Knights of the Order of Academic Palms
• The Foundation for Local Government Reform

Bulgarians abroad: Stilyan Shishkov, Footballer No.1 in the USA

Etiquette. Protocol. Good manners: Good manners – a pasport to success

In focus: The first tourist map of the Strandzha Mountain

Bulgarian routes: The Holy Trinity Vakaf Monastery

Special supplement

• The Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe