site.btaPM Zhelyazkov Lays Wreath at Pope Francis' Tomb
Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov laid a wreath at the late Pope Francis' tomb at Rome's Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore. Jeliazkov also paid his respects at the memorial plaque of Saints Cyril and Methodius.
The Bulgarian Prime Minister is leading a Bulgarian delegation on a traditional annual visit to Rome and Vatican City ahead of May 24, the Day of the Holy Brothers Cyril and Methodius, of the Bulgarian Alphabet, Education and Culture and of Slav Letters. The delegation includes Culture Minister Marian Bachev, Deputy Minister of Education and Science Tanya Mihaylova, Metropolitan Anthony, and Petko Valov, Bishop of the Eparchy of St John XXIII for the Catholics of the Byzantine rite in Bulgaria.
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