In his telegram of congratulation to Prime Minister Sergey Stanishev, the President of the European Commission Jose Barroso voiced his conviction that during his mandate Bulgaria will end her preparation for membership in the European Union according to the undertaken engagements, so that the EU will have the opportunity to welcome her as a new member state. The European Commission will assist you in every possible way, he added.

Sergey Stanishev received a salutation from the Chairman of the European Parliament Josep Borrell as well. In his telegram he expresses certainty that the new coalition government will lead Bulgaria to a full membership in the EU. Josep Borrell has promised that the European Parliament will give firm support for the solving of the challenges the country would face during the process of Euro integration.

The Bulgarian-American relations have never been more stable, the US President George Bush states in his telegram of congratulation to Prime Minister Sergey Stanishev. Bulgaria is a key force for the stability and a model for the Euro-Atlantic integration in South East Europe and the Balkans. She is a loyal ally in the global war against terrorism, the US President emphasizes. George Bush appraises highly the participation of our country in this extremely important undertaking and expresses hope that our bilateral relations and our partnership in the Atlantic alliance will continue to develop on the basis of this cooperation henceforth.

In his telegram the Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov states his certainty that the Russian-Bulgarian relations will henceforth develop consecutively and dynamically, in the spirit of the mutually beneficial and equal cooperation for the welfare of both nations. He emphasized on the readiness of Russia for a tight interaction in the realization of the accomplished throughout the last years agreements on the highest level.

In the conditions of the upcoming full membership of Bulgaria in the EU, your role as Prime Minister is extremely significant, writes in her telegram to the Prime Minister Sergey Stanishev the Premier of the Ukraine Yulia Timoshenko. She points out that the two nations are united by a mutually beneficial partnership on the way to united Europe, to which are incidental the atmosphere of friendship and mutual understanding.