Eurolink-Bulgaria and Dr. Violaris, celebrate the Day of Independence of Cyprus, on Sep 29th, 2012, at Central Point Business Centre, Varna, under the auspeces of H.E. Mr. Amvrosiou, Ambassador of the Republic of Cyprus in Bulgaria

Among the guests who paid homage to the hosts were H.E. Mr. Tserendorj Gankhuyag, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Mongolia, H.E. Mr. Miklós Pék, Charge d’Affaires a.i. Embassy of the Republic of Hungary, H.E. Muhammed Ali Said Al-Nuaimi, Ambassador of the State of Qatar in Bulgaria, Mr. Petar Dimitrov, Member of Parliament and Ex-Minister of Economy, Energy and Tourism of Bulgaria and His Eminence Bishop of Varna and Veliki Preslav Dr. Cyril. The presence of the diplomatic and consular corpus in Varna was strong and included Mr. Hristo Hristov, Regional Mayor of the District of Mladost, Mr. Nedelcho Mihaylov, Regional Mayor of the District of Vladislav Varnenchik, Mr. Kostadin Kostadinov, Leader of Political Party VMRO in Varna, Mr. Nedyalko Nedelchev, Honorary Consul of the Federal Republic of Germany and the French Republic, Mr. Sarkiz Sarkizov, Honorary Consul of the Republic of Armenia, and many others. H.E. Mr. Amvrosiou emphasized on the diplomatic relations between the two countries. “Long friendly ties connect the two countries and peoples not only at the political and diplomatic level but also at the historical and cultural level” – H.E. Mr. Amvrosiou said. In a very emotional speech Dr. Violaris spoke about the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974, in which he personally took part by defending his homeland, and shared his views on the continuing occupation of the northern part of the island by the Turkish army. The official part of the evening was closed by a short folklore show performed by Folklore Ensemble VIOLARIS, where the children danced 2 Cypriot and 1 Bulgarian horoes. During the rest of the evening all guests enjoyed beautiful Cyprus music and delicacies, most of which were cooked by Dr. Violaris himself.