site.btaPhoto Exhibition Antarctic Echo Highlights Media Cooperation, Says BTA Director General

The photo exhibition Antarctic Echo is a symbol of cooperation between media organizations and among Bulgarians themselves, who are often overly competitive with one another, said BTA Director General Kiril Valchev on Monday at the opening of the exhibition by journalist Marina Velikova in front of the Bulgarian National Radio (BNR) building in Sofia.

Valchev said that Bulgaria’s presence in Antarctica over the past four decades demonstrates how cooperation can lead to significant results. He said it is proof that both the media and Bulgarians in general are capable of working together effectively.

Speaking on behalf of BTA, Valchev congratulated Velikova and recalled that the agency has been sending its own correspondents to Antarctica for the past four years during the expeditions of the Bulgarian naval research vessel Sv. Sv. Kiril i Metodii (RSV 421). He added that BTA is the media organization that, for four consecutive years, has dispatched correspondents to Antarctica on all voyages of the vessel, maintains a national press club on board, and, thanks to Bulgarian Antarctic Institute head Prof. Christo Pimpirev, also has a presence at the Bulgarian Antarctic base on Livingston Island.

The Antarctic Echo exhibition features photographs taken during three Bulgarian Antarctic expeditions. It is displayed in the open space in front of the BNR building and will be on display until July 7.