site.btaBulgaria Faces No Reputational Risk over UNESCO Session Decision, Culture Minister Bachev Says

Commenting on the Bulgarian Culture Ministry’s decision to decline hosting the 47th Session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, Culture Minister Marian Bachev claimed that Bulgaria’s international reputation would not suffer. Speaking to Bulgarian National Television (BNT), he said: "Our partners in Paris are not upset, on the contrary, they expect us, and I am confident we will represent ourselves well there. On a global scale, we will not face any reputational damage," he stressed.