Vasil Levski

Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev will pay an official visit to Serbia on Thursday and Friday at the invitation of his Serbian counterpart Tomislav Nikolic.

The visit reflects the focus of Plevneliev's foreign policy programme on regional cooperation, better connectivity between the countries of the region and their EuroAtlantic perspective, Focus news agency reports.

Bulgarian Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov will pay a two-day working visit to Romania on Thursday and Friday.

Mitov is to meet with Romanian Foreign Minister Bogdan Aurescu on Thursday, the foreign ministry's press service reports.

A new film interpretation of the life and activities of Bulgarian national hero Vasil Levski is to be released in Bulgaria on Monday.

The premiere of the two-part movie entitled Dyakon Levski will be at the National Palace of Culture at 7 pm.

Today Bulgaria celebrates the 177-th anniversary of the birth of its national hero, the “Apostle of Freedom” Vasil Levski.

Vasil Ivanov Kunchev was born in the town of Karlovo a son to a poor family that he had to take care of early in his life after the death of his father. 

Bulgaria's national stadium “Vasil Levski” will be partially renovated this year. 

According to the director of National Sports Bases Mario Primdzhanov, the renovation will start in the end of April and will be completed by the start of the European football tournaments in July. 

DIMITROVGRAD - Serbian Prime Minister Ivica Dacic said on Tuesday that Serbia wants good relations with all neighbors, and the normalization of relations with Pristina, but that its position on the non-recognition of Kosovo's independence remains the same.