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Dear mourners and relatives of the victims, Dear Mr. Prime Minister, Dear Excellencies, Ministers, Deputy Ministers, Ladies and Gentlemen, At this difficult time, our two peoples mourn together with the families and relatives of victims of the terrorist attack at the airport in Bourgas. We all share the sorrow of bereavement of a Bulgarian and five Israeli civilians. This attack showed us the sinister face of terrorism. The killing of innocent civilians is the most dangerous and cruel crime that cannot, and should not, be justified by any cause. Bulgarian and Israeli institutions are working together and co-operating actively. We have undertaken a firm commitment to find the culprits and accomplices of the terrorist act and to prosecute to the full extent of the law. The fight against terrorism is a common cause of the democratic world. Only together can we prevent such violent hatred and ensure that never again need anyone experience the horror experienced by the relatives in such an unjust and sinister way.

The attitude of the strategy of the state towards Bulgarians abroad must enable them to participate in the development of all government policies, Vice President Margarita Popova told students from across the country in a lecture at the Albena resort.

The heroism of our ancestors is cause for European self-confidence and national pride, Vice President Margarita Popova said in a speech today on the occasion of the 135th anniversary of the epic battles of Shipka Peak.

Bulgaria and the UK will achieve even greater co-operation on security and British experts will help develop the laws regulating the operation of the Bulgarian security service, President Rosen Plevneliev told Bulgarian journalists in London after a meeting with UK Foreign Secretary William Hague.

We are working very hard on the investigation into the Bourgas bombing and are grateful to the entire democratic world for their support, President Rosen Plevneliev said in an interview with BBC World.