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Bulgaria will strengthen its cooperation with UNICEF in the prevention of early school dropout and the access of disabled children or those at risk of poverty to education. This is what emerged from the meeting held between President Rosen Plevneliev and the UNICEF representative in Bulgaria Maria Jesus Conde.

At a ceremony held at 2 Dondukov street Head of State Rosen Plevneliev awarded the Stara Planina order, 1st class to Le Duc Luu, ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in Bulgaria, for his contributions to the development of the relationships between Bulgaria and Vietnam.

The international community should focus on the prime causes for the unprecedented migration wave towards Europe. This was the position shared by President Rosen Plevneliev and International Organization for Migration Deputy Director General Laura Thompson, who held talks at 2 Dondukov street today.

I voice my deep regret about the absurd incident that caused the death of a migrant who illegally crossed the border between Bulgaria and Turkey. The tragic incident, which is indicative of the ongoing severe migration crisis in Europe, gives me yet another reason to call on for taking unified and prompt pan-European measures to root out the crisis caused by the migration pressure on Europe. I am fully aware of the high level of professionalism of the law-enforcement officers, who guard the Bulgarian and European border day and night and are under considerable pressure while performing their professional duties. I praise the prompt reaction of the guardians of public order and peace, and also the launch of an independent expert’s analysis to objectively assess the actions carried out. I expect that the institutions competent in investigating the case will perform their duties as soon as possible and will inform the public about the results.

At a meeting held at 2 Dondukov street President Rosen Plevneliev and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi confirmed the determination of the two countries to further develop the relationships of a comprehensive friendly partnership and cooperation, declared when they signed a joint declaration during the Bulgarian President’s state visit to the People’s Republic of China in January 2014.