site.btaSports Minister Lecheva Confers with FIDE Special Envoy Florea

Caretaker Minister of Youth and Sports Vesela Lecheva conferred Wednesday with FIDE special envoy Daniel Florea, who is a member of FIDE's Constitutional Commission and is on a mission to Bulgaria to clarify the situation with chess activities in this country.  

Prior to the meeting at the Ministry of Youth and Sports, Florea, who is a lawyer and a former judge, had also held meetings with all stakeholders.  

Lecheva informed Florea about the legal procedures followed by the Sports Ministry's licensing commission. She was adamant that in its work, the Ministry is guided only by the regulations and compliance with the law.  

On the initiative of Minister Lecheva, a new meeting will be held in the coming weeks, to which the President of the Bulgarian Chess Federation 2022 will be invited, as well as those of the other organizations that want to develop the sport.  

Lecheva extended an invitation for a second meeting to Daniel Florea as a member of FIDE's Constitutional Commission, as well as to the representative of the European Chess Federation, Erald Dervishi.