New building of the Bulgarian Culture and Information Centre in Skopje officially opened

The new building of the Bulgarian Cultural Information Centre in Skopje was opened on November 25 under exceptional security measures.

The official ceremony was attended by the Ministers of Culture of Bulgaria and North Macedonia Ventsislav Minekov and Bisera Stoychevska, the EU Ambassador to the Republic of North Macedonia, David Geer, officials and Bulgarians from our south-western neighbour.

Speaking to BNT and the Bulgarian media, EU Ambassador David Geer said that the opening of such a centre is a "bridge between the two countries" and an example of how bilateral relations should be built.

He urged everyone to come and cross this bridge.

The new building of the only state Bulgarian centre in the Republic of North Macedonia was opened with an exhibition of artists from both countries and was entitled "Together".

The centre houses thousands of books, paintings and other works of art, as well as a reading room.

The grand opening of the new premises takes place days after the shooting against the Bulgarian club "Tsar Boris III" in Ohrid.

The Republic of North Macedonia also has a state cultural information centre in Sofia. According to a special agreement between the two countries, they are entitled to one centre in each country.

Images by Alexander Markov