„My most important task as president was Bulgaria’s membership of NATO and the European Union. I did my best not only to start this process, but also to make it irreversible.“
Petar Stoyanov
„Petar Stoyanov is an optimistic leader of a deeply pessimistic people.“
San Francisco Chronicle, September 2000
Mandate
Apart from his pro-European policy, Petar Stoyanov will be remembered for his strong stance against corruption and abuse of power, for his protection of the rule of law and the rights of citizens and for his reputation as a politician who has not acquired any personal benefits from power.
Gallery
With Helmut Kohl – Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany.
President Stoyanov and Mrs. Antonina Stoyanova in front of the main entrance of the Presidential Administration Office in 2 Dondukov Blvd in Sofia.
With French President Jacques Chirac at the Elysee Palace, Paris.
With the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Tony Blair in London, 10 Downing Street.
With His Holiness Pope John Paul II.
With US President Bill Clinton during his visit to Sofia.
