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On December 9, 2003, H.E. Mr. Nguyen Van Dak, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, and his wife, and colonel Dinh Nho Hong, Defence Attache, and his wife hosted a reception

At the reception were present: Mr. Ta Minh – Political Adviser, Mrs. Le Du Khuong – Commercial Adviser, Mr. Nguyen Van Tan – Deputy Military AttachÎ, Mr. Ngo Van Tho – official at the Embassy of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
On December 15, 2003, at Kempinski Hotel Zografski H.E. Mr. Fereidun Haghbin, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Islamic Republic of Iran, hosted a cocktail reception
The reception was in honour of the prominent Bulgarian caricaturist Ivan Kutuzov. H.E. Mr. Fereidun Haghbin presented Mr. Kutuzov with an honorary diploma. The artist is laureate of the first prize for best caricature from an international contest held last year in Teheran. |
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On December 16, 2003, H.E. Jan Kovac, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Slovak Republic to Bulgaria said good-bye
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On December 16, 2003, at the Embassy of the Republic of Croatia a ceremony for awarding the prize of the Silver Box Club took place
H.E. Mr. Tonci Stanicic, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Croatia and President of the Club presented with the honorary Silver Box prize H.E. Mr. Constantin Grigorie, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Romania, in the presence of members of the Club. |
| On December 17, 2003, President Georgi Parvanov decorated H.E. Mr. Tonci Stanicic, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Croatia to Bulgaria with the Order of Stara Planina, First Class, the highest Bulgarian decoration |
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The newly appointed President of the Silver Box Club H.E. Mr. Taisto Tolvanen, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Finland, presented H.E. Mr. Tonci Stanicic the Silver Box prize
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| Bulgaria is a beautiful country and one mandate is not enough to see everything worth seeing. I am sure I could stay and live in Bulgaria and feel happy. Actually, there is a saying: “Nothing is impossible”. H.E. Mr. Tonci Stanicic |

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| On the occasion of the National Holiday of India – January 26, H.E. Mr. Dinkar Khullar, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of India to the Republic of Bulgaria and his spouse hosted a reception. |
On January 26, 2004, H.E. Mr. Karl Diem, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Austria hosted a reception
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