Contents:

125 years diplomatic relations Bulgaria and Great Britain

• The start of the diplomatic relations between Bulgaria and Great Britain
• Diplomatic representatives of Bulgaria to the UK
• Diplomatic representatives of the UK to Bulgaria
• Interview with H.E. Mr. Jeremy Hill, Ambassador of the UK

New EU member states

• H.E. Mr. Aivo Orav, Ambassador of the Republic of Estonia
• H.E. Mr. Uldis Vitolins, Ambassador of the Republic of Latvia
• H.E. Mr. Michal Kottman, Ambassador of the Slovak Republic
• H.E. Mr. Andrej Gerencer, Ambassador of the Republic of Slovenia
• H.E. Dr. Bela Kolozsi, Ambassador of the Republic of Hungary
• H.E. Mr. Petr Dokladal, Ambassador of the Czech Republic

Bulgaria and OSCE 2004

Official visits

Highlights. Events. Meetings

• Official inauguration of the Diplomatic Institute

Embassies. National Days

• Reception on the occasion of the National Day of Israel
• Reception at the Embassy of the Kingdom of Sweden
• Reception on the occasion of the National Day of the Republic of Poland
• Reception on the occasion of the National Day of the Republic of South Africa
• Reception on the occasion of the National Day of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
• Premiere of the film Father O'Mahony

High life: Zheni Zhivkova's Roca Fashion collection

Cultural panorama

• Art knows no boundaries
• Orthodox Encyclopaedia
• Per Olov Enquist in Bulgaria
• Sozopol through the eyes and heart of Pal Veres
• Multicoloured mosaic – “Dialogue” exhibition
• International Triennial of Graphic Arts Sofia 2004
• Austrian music days
• Exhibition at the Sofia University library
• Ninth Salon of the Arts “East–West”

Friends: The American Catherine Jellinghouse is in love with Bulgaria

Achievements

• 100 years National Theater – Interview with Prof. Dr. Vassil Stefanov
• 75 years Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra – Interview with Mr. Yavor Dimitrov
• “Autobiographically” about Gredi Assa
• Awards: Prof. Tatsuro Matsumae, President of the Tokay University, in Bulgaria
• Interview with Mrs. Iliana Zaharieva, Soroptimist President

Sport

• The legend of weight-lifting Norair Nurikyan
• The hopes of the rhythmic gymnastics

Bulgarian routes: The road of the rose aromas

Etiquette. Protocol. Good Manners: Polo – the king of sports

The Lifting of the Third Millennium – Dr. Serdev

Fourteenth Sofia Motor Show 2004

Exclusive guest: Mrs. Antoaneta Georgieva – Mayor of Pernik Municipality

About Pernik Municipality

• Interview with Mr. Dimiter Kolev, Governor of the Region of Pernik
• Interview with Anton Kostadinov, manager of “Sami-M” Ltd.
• Interview with Henry Ferdinand van der Kroon, President of the Foundation of European Carnival Cities
• The mine and the town are interrelated – Dr. Irena Bokova
• Music – the bright face of Bulgaria: Orpheus chamber orchestra
• The brass band sets the beginning of musical culture in Bulgaria
• A talk with the folklorist and writer Elena Ognyanova
• Interview with the actor Georgi Roussev
• Melpomene in Pernik
• The Bulgarian Rio de Janeiro

Special supplement

• Pernik – the Town of Krakra