site.btaBulgaria's Ambassador in London: Number of Bulgarian Schools in UK Exceeds 70

Bulgarian Ambassador in London Tihomir Stoytchev attended the opening ceremony of the ninth edition of the international Bulgarian language reading competition for first and second grade pupils abroad Az Buki Vedi in the UK capital on Saturday. The event was held at the Bulgarian Embassy. Stoytchev said he is happy to be the patron of this year's edition of the competition and stressed that the number of Bulgarian schools in the UK already exceeds 70, and continues to grow every year.

He pointed out that the Bulgarian Embassy in London considers it a priority to support Bulgarian schools, which, in his words, continue the Renaissance mission of preserving the Bulgarian language, spirit, culture and traditions among children and young people abroad.

He noted that the competition is held with the support of the Ministry of Education and Science, including financial, as well as with the support of the National Assembly through the Committee on Policies for Bulgarians Abroad.

Among the official guests of the competition in London were Education Ministry's Education of Bulgarians Abroad Department Expert Asen Petrov, parliamentary Committee on Policies for Bulgarians Abroad Chair Stoyan Taslakov and Deputy Chair Denitsa Simeonova, as well as other members of the Committee.

The event was also attended by State Agency for Bulgarians Abroad Senior Expert Lili Spasova, Bulgarian Cultural Institute London Director Svetla Dionisieva, Maya Kozhuharova, the Assistant to the Editor-in-Chief of the Big Ben media outlet, as well as Yordanka Velkova - lecturer in Bulgarian language in London.

The event was also attended by Bulgarian News Agency Director General Kiril Valchev and Bulgarian National radio Director General Milen Mitev.

The official media partner of the competition is the Bulgarian News Agency.