2024-05-07 00:42:59
The holiday of the city of Ruse – May 6 for another year brought together the chairmen of the Municipal Council – Ruse. Academician Hristo Beloev welcomed in his office Yavor Dimitrov (term 1992-1995), Prof. Vasil Penchev (2009-2015) and Ivo Pazardzhiev (2019-2023), who discussed the topics on the agenda and went back to memories of past moments from their management of the local parliament, the press center of the municipality reported.
The meeting was also attended by the mayor of Ruse Municipality Pencho Milkov and his deputies Encho Enchev, Dimitar Nedev, Nikola Lazarov and Borislav Rachev.
After the solemn meeting for conferring the title of “Honorary Citizen of Ruse” on Iliya Syarov, the celebration continued on “Alexander Battenberg” Square.
On the Day of Courage and the Bulgarian Army, according to tradition, the official ceremony took place in front of the Monument to those who died in the Serbian-Bulgarian war, where Rusene people paid tribute to the soldiers who died for the homeland. The ceremony was organized by the Municipality of Ruse, and the celebration began with the reception of the guard of honor by the head of the Ruse garrison and commander of Military Formation 32420, Lt. Col. Pavlin Iliev.
Words were spoken by the regional governor Dragomir Draganov and the mayor Pencho Milkov, and a congratulatory address to the people of Rusene was sent by the president Rumen Radev.
In memory of the soldiers who died for our fatherland, a funeral prayer and thanksgiving prayer was held on the occasion of the Day of Courage by His Eminence Bishop Makariy of Glavinitsa, Vicar of Ruse Metropolitan His Eminence Naum and priests of the Ruse Holy Metropolis. In his speech, he emphasized the importance of the unity of our fellow citizens, which can come from our attitude towards each other. Last but not least, he appealed to us to enlighten our words and have the strength to forgive each other
The host of the event was the actor Kosyo Stanev, and those present had the opportunity to hear a recital of the poem “One Covenant”. The municipal brass band with conductor Dimcho Rubchev performed festive marches. The ceremony ended with the laying of wreaths and flowers. Among the official guests were a number of state and local government representatives.