Russia intends to draw the attention of the international community to the Russophobic campaign in Bulgaria, which violates the rights of citizens and international norms. This was stated by the spokeswoman of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova during a briefing, TASS reported, quoted by FOCUS.
The official spokeswoman of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova stated at a briefing that a Russophobic campaign is intensifying in Bulgaria, directed against Russian language teachers and their students. According to her, anti-Russian deputies from the Bulgarian parliament have sent inquiries to the Ministry of Education and Science, aiming to establish the volume and methods of teaching Russian language and culture in schools in the country in order to "counteract Russian propaganda".
"We will continue to draw the attention of the international community to this blatant violation of the rights of its own citizens and of international norms in humanitarian cooperation by Bulgaria," Zakharova emphasized.
She added that Russophobia is spreading like a "terrible disease" across Western Europe and, according to her, this in Bulgaria is just the beginning.
"If we can talk about any propaganda at all, it is anti-Russian propaganda carried out by certain political circles in Bulgaria", she said.
Zakharova also reminded of reports on Bulgarian National Television, which, according to her, present the participation of children in competitions with Russian participation as a harmful influence.
"This nonsense that Bulgarian children should not participate in competitions with a Russian trace is being circulated by some media. This is a classic witch hunt in the spirit of totalitarian practices of the 20th century", she said.
The Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman emphasized that the sympathies of the Bulgarian people towards Russia are based on the common history and spiritual and cultural kinship between the two nations.
"Bulgarian citizens do not support the anti-Russian policy of their government", Zakharova said. According to her, the actions of the Bulgarian authorities are causing outrage in society, especially among patriotic structures.
"We are witnessing disgraceful manifestations for a modern civilized society," she concluded.