In the hall of arms of “Dondukov“ 2, President Rumen Radev will honor the distinguished figure of the Bulgarian national minority in the Republic of Serbia and chairman of the Cultural and Information Center “Bosilegrad” Ivan Nikolov with the "Stara Planina" order first degree, dariknews.bg reported.
The distinction is awarded for his outstanding merits for the consistent and unwavering defense of the rights, national identity and dignity of the Bulgarians in the Republic of Serbia.
Ivan Nikolov is a prominent representative and leader of the Bulgarian national minority in Serbia. As a public figure, publicist, writer, researcher and human rights defender in the last 30 years, he has played a significant role in the preservation of the national identity, the Bulgarian language, culture, historical heritage and memory of the Bulgarian population in Serbia. His contribution to the revival and formation of active empathy and commitment of the Bulgarian state to the fate of the Bulgarians in the former Yugoslavia and today in the Republic of Serbia, as well as to the efforts to engage the Serbian country and the EU in overcoming the challenges they are facing, is significant. standing today our countrymen in our western neighbor.
The distinction is awarded for his outstanding merits for the consistent and unwavering defense of the rights, national identity and dignity of the Bulgarians in the Republic of Serbia.
Ivan Nikolov is a prominent representative and leader of the Bulgarian national minority in Serbia. As a public figure, publicist, writer, researcher and human rights defender in the last 30 years, he has played a significant role in the preservation of the national identity, the Bulgarian language, culture, historical heritage and memory of the Bulgarian population in Serbia. His contribution to the revival and formation of active empathy and commitment of the Bulgarian state to the fate of the Bulgarians in the former Yugoslavia and today in the Republic of Serbia, as well as to the efforts to engage the Serbian country and the EU in overcoming the challenges they are facing, is significant. standing today our countrymen in our western neighbor.