{"id":474,"date":"2020-03-04T12:27:27","date_gmt":"2020-03-04T10:27:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.petarstoyanov.com\/?page_id=474"},"modified":"2020-07-15T21:29:32","modified_gmt":"2020-07-15T18:29:32","slug":"mandate","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.petarstoyanov.com\/en\/mandate\/","title":{"rendered":"Mandate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_section section_padding=&#8221;&#8221; section_custom_media_type=&#8221;image&#8221; section_background_image_size=&#8221;uk-background-cover&#8221; section_background_image_repeat=&#8221;uk-background-norepeat&#8221; section_background_image_position=&#8221;uk-background-center-center&#8221; section_bottom_shape_divider=&#8221;curve_opacity&#8221; section_remove_top_padding=&#8221;true&#8221; section_remove_bottom_padding=&#8221;true&#8221; dahz_id=&#8221;1535531206606-bffe058c-26f8&#8243; section_background_image=&#8221;1884&#8243; section_bottom_shape_divider_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; section_bottom_shape_divider_height=&#8221;80&#8243;][vc_row dahz_id=&#8221;1535531209134-79a394d5-cdfc&#8221;][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;default&#8221; 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tab_id=&#8221;1586729683147-a4fe866e-d5dc&#8221; el_class=&#8221;margin-l40&#8243;]<div class=\"uk-position-relative de-shortcode__wrapper de-shortcode__wrapper--icon_list uk-margin\" data-dahz-shortcode-key=\"1586947568692-2d2ab9e8-9d50\" style=\"\">\n\t\n<div data-uk-grid=\"\" class=\"de-sc-iconlist uk-grid uk-text-left\">\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uk-width-auto\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uk-margin de-sc-iconlist--icon\" style=\"display:inline-block; font-size:50px;line-height:1; color:#000000;\"><i style=\"line-height:1;\" class=\"\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uk-margin-left uk-padding-remove uk-width-expand\">\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"uk-margin-small-bottom\" style=\"color:#000000;\">January 19, 1997<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"uk-margin-small-top\" style=\"color:#000000;\">The newly elected President Petar Stoyanov and Vice President Todor Kavaldzhiev took the oath of office in the National Assembly.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"uk-position-relative de-shortcode__wrapper de-shortcode__wrapper--icon_list uk-margin\" data-dahz-shortcode-key=\"1586947604006-f22e44b1-906f\" style=\"\">\n\t\n<div data-uk-grid=\"\" class=\"de-sc-iconlist uk-grid uk-text-left\">\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uk-width-auto\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uk-margin de-sc-iconlist--icon\" style=\"display:inline-block; font-size:50px;line-height:1; color:#000000;\"><i style=\"line-height:1;\" class=\"\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uk-margin-left uk-padding-remove uk-width-expand\">\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"uk-margin-small-bottom\" style=\"color:#000000;\">January 22, 1997<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"uk-margin-small-top\" style=\"color:#000000;\">Petar Stoyanov and Todor Kavaldzhiev officially assumed office as President and Vice President of the Republic of Bulgaria.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"uk-position-relative de-shortcode__wrapper de-shortcode__wrapper--icon_list uk-margin\" data-dahz-shortcode-key=\"1586947711028-bfae17ba-1216\" style=\"\">\n\t\n<div data-uk-grid=\"\" class=\"de-sc-iconlist uk-grid uk-text-left\">\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uk-width-auto\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uk-margin de-sc-iconlist--icon\" style=\"display:inline-block; font-size:50px;line-height:1; color:#000000;\"><i style=\"line-height:1;\" class=\"\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uk-margin-left uk-padding-remove uk-width-expand\">\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"uk-margin-small-bottom\" style=\"color:#000000;\">February 4, 1997 10.00 am<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"uk-margin-small-top\" style=\"color:#000000;\">Georgi Parvanov \u2013 leader of the Bulgarian Socialist Party and Nikolay Dobrev \u2013 candidate for Prime Minister of the BSP, handed over to the President a folder with the proposal for a new Cabinet, nominated by the Socialist Party. President Stoyanov refused to take the folder and convened a National Security Advisory Council.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"uk-position-relative de-shortcode__wrapper de-shortcode__wrapper--icon_list uk-margin\" data-dahz-shortcode-key=\"1586947758496-c432b1f2-1e85\" style=\"\">\n\t\n<div data-uk-grid=\"\" class=\"de-sc-iconlist uk-grid uk-text-left\">\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uk-width-auto\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uk-margin de-sc-iconlist--icon\" style=\"display:inline-block; font-size:50px;line-height:1; color:#000000;\"><i style=\"line-height:1;\" class=\"\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uk-margin-left uk-padding-remove uk-width-expand\">\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"uk-margin-small-bottom\" style=\"color:#000000;\">February 4, 1997 6.47 pm<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"uk-margin-small-top\" style=\"color:#000000;\">Under pressure from the President and all other political forces, BSP withdrew the proposal, opening the door to new parliamentary elections.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"uk-position-relative de-shortcode__wrapper de-shortcode__wrapper--icon_list uk-margin\" data-dahz-shortcode-key=\"1586947774461-9a7238de-c6fe\" style=\"\">\n\t\n<div data-uk-grid=\"\" class=\"de-sc-iconlist uk-grid uk-text-left\">\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uk-width-auto\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uk-margin de-sc-iconlist--icon\" style=\"display:inline-block; font-size:50px;line-height:1; color:#000000;\"><i style=\"line-height:1;\" class=\"\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uk-margin-left uk-padding-remove uk-width-expand\">\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"uk-margin-small-bottom\" style=\"color:#000000;\">February 12, 1997<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"uk-margin-small-top\" style=\"color:#000000;\">President Stoyanov appointed a Caretaker government with Prime Minister Stefan Sofiyanski and called early parliamentary elections for April 19, 1997.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"uk-position-relative de-shortcode__wrapper de-shortcode__wrapper--icon_list uk-margin\" data-dahz-shortcode-key=\"1586947791380-921576d7-ca9c\" style=\"\">\n\t\n<div data-uk-grid=\"\" class=\"de-sc-iconlist uk-grid uk-text-left\">\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uk-width-auto\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uk-margin de-sc-iconlist--icon\" style=\"display:inline-block; font-size:50px;line-height:1; color:#000000;\"><i style=\"line-height:1;\" class=\"\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uk-margin-left uk-padding-remove uk-width-expand\">\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"uk-margin-small-bottom\" style=\"color:#000000;\">February 17, 1997<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"uk-margin-small-top\" style=\"color:#000000;\">At the explicit request by the President, the Caretaker Cabinet prepared the application for Bulgaria&#039;s membership of NATO.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"uk-position-relative de-shortcode__wrapper de-shortcode__wrapper--icon_list uk-margin\" data-dahz-shortcode-key=\"1586947807459-fbb6f9e5-779f\" style=\"\">\n\t\n<div data-uk-grid=\"\" class=\"de-sc-iconlist uk-grid uk-text-left\">\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uk-width-auto\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uk-margin de-sc-iconlist--icon\" style=\"display:inline-block; font-size:50px;line-height:1; color:#000000;\"><i style=\"line-height:1;\" class=\"\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uk-margin-left uk-padding-remove uk-width-expand\">\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"uk-margin-small-bottom\" style=\"color:#000000;\">February 27 \u2013 March 1, 1997<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"uk-margin-small-top\" style=\"color:#000000;\">State visit to Poland, the Czech Republic and Hungary.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"uk-position-relative de-shortcode__wrapper de-shortcode__wrapper--icon_list uk-margin\" data-dahz-shortcode-key=\"1586947867479-a5e1f66e-2613\" style=\"\">\n\t\n<div data-uk-grid=\"\" class=\"de-sc-iconlist uk-grid uk-text-left\">\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uk-width-auto\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uk-margin de-sc-iconlist--icon\" style=\"display:inline-block; font-size:50px;line-height:1; color:#000000;\"><i style=\"line-height:1;\" class=\"\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uk-margin-left uk-padding-remove uk-width-expand\">\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"uk-margin-small-bottom\" style=\"color:#000000;\">March 18, 1997<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"uk-margin-small-top\" style=\"color:#000000;\">Under the auspices of the President, representatives of all political forces from the outgoing 37th National Assembly, adopted a declaration authorizing the Cabinet to sign an agreement with the IMF for the introduction of a currency board in Bulgaria.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"uk-position-relative de-shortcode__wrapper de-shortcode__wrapper--icon_list uk-margin\" data-dahz-shortcode-key=\"1586947883037-a9a80718-fff3\" style=\"\">\n\t\n<div data-uk-grid=\"\" class=\"de-sc-iconlist uk-grid uk-text-left\">\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uk-width-auto\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uk-margin de-sc-iconlist--icon\" style=\"display:inline-block; font-size:50px;line-height:1; color:#000000;\"><i style=\"line-height:1;\" class=\"\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uk-margin-left uk-padding-remove uk-width-expand\">\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"uk-margin-small-bottom\" style=\"color:#000000;\">May 1 \u2013 3, 1997<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"uk-margin-small-top\" style=\"color:#000000;\">State visit to France on the invitation of French President Jacques Chirac and Prime Minister Alain Juppe.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"uk-position-relative de-shortcode__wrapper de-shortcode__wrapper--icon_list uk-margin\" data-dahz-shortcode-key=\"1586947923554-da3d8474-b066\" style=\"\">\n\t\n<div data-uk-grid=\"\" class=\"de-sc-iconlist uk-grid uk-text-left\">\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uk-width-auto\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uk-margin de-sc-iconlist--icon\" style=\"display:inline-block; font-size:50px;line-height:1; color:#000000;\"><i style=\"line-height:1;\" class=\"\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uk-margin-left uk-padding-remove uk-width-expand\">\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"uk-margin-small-bottom\" style=\"color:#000000;\">May 14, 1997<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"uk-margin-small-top\" style=\"color:#000000;\">Presented Ivan Kostov, leader of the Union of Democratic Forces, with a mandate to form a new cabinet.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"uk-position-relative de-shortcode__wrapper de-shortcode__wrapper--icon_list uk-margin\" data-dahz-shortcode-key=\"1586947955380-625095e5-82f6\" style=\"\">\n\t\n<div data-uk-grid=\"\" class=\"de-sc-iconlist uk-grid uk-text-left\">\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uk-width-auto\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uk-margin de-sc-iconlist--icon\" style=\"display:inline-block; font-size:50px;line-height:1; color:#000000;\"><i style=\"line-height:1;\" class=\"\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uk-margin-left uk-padding-remove uk-width-expand\">\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"uk-margin-small-bottom\" style=\"color:#000000;\">July 8 \u2013 9, 1997<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"uk-margin-small-top\" style=\"color:#000000;\">At the NATO Madrid Summit President Stoynov officially submitted Bulgaria&#039;s application for NATO membership and met with US President Bill Clinton.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"uk-position-relative de-shortcode__wrapper de-shortcode__wrapper--icon_list uk-margin\" data-dahz-shortcode-key=\"1586948107301-0442c924-1ff0\" style=\"\">\n\t\n<div data-uk-grid=\"\" class=\"de-sc-iconlist uk-grid uk-text-left\">\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uk-width-auto\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uk-margin de-sc-iconlist--icon\" style=\"display:inline-block; font-size:50px;line-height:1; color:#000000;\"><i style=\"line-height:1;\" class=\"\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uk-margin-left uk-padding-remove uk-width-expand\">\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"uk-margin-small-bottom\" style=\"color:#000000;\">October 3, 1997<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"uk-margin-small-top\" style=\"color:#000000;\">President Stoyanov welcomed the Turkish President Suleyman Demirel and Romanian President Emil Constantinescu to Varna, Bulgaria, starting the trilateral meetings Bulgaria-Romania-Turkey and Bulgaria-Romania-Greece. Turkey and Greece became advocates for Bulgaria and Romania\u2019s membership of NATO.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n[\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Year 1998&#8243; tab_id=&#8221;1586729801864-3435110d-071b&#8221; el_class=&#8221;margin-l40&#8243;]<div class=\"uk-position-relative de-shortcode__wrapper de-shortcode__wrapper--icon_list uk-margin\" data-dahz-shortcode-key=\"1586948310354-55ed16fb-fd4a\" style=\"\">\n\t\n<div data-uk-grid=\"\" class=\"de-sc-iconlist uk-grid uk-text-left\">\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uk-width-auto\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uk-margin de-sc-iconlist--icon\" style=\"display:inline-block; font-size:50px;line-height:1; color:#000000;\"><i style=\"line-height:1;\" class=\"\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uk-margin-left uk-padding-remove uk-width-expand\">\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"uk-margin-small-bottom\" style=\"color:#000000;\">January 23, 1998<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"uk-margin-small-top\" style=\"color:#000000;\">On the initiative of President Stoyanov, Bulgaria was invited for the first time to the Presidential meeting of the Central European Initiative (Austria, Germany, Italy, Poland, Slovenia, Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Hungary). The meeting venue was in Slovakia.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"uk-position-relative de-shortcode__wrapper de-shortcode__wrapper--icon_list uk-margin\" data-dahz-shortcode-key=\"1586948336670-2563f546-c752\" style=\"\">\n\t\n<div data-uk-grid=\"\" class=\"de-sc-iconlist uk-grid uk-text-left\">\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uk-width-auto\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uk-margin de-sc-iconlist--icon\" style=\"display:inline-block; font-size:50px;line-height:1; color:#000000;\"><i style=\"line-height:1;\" class=\"\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uk-margin-left uk-padding-remove uk-width-expand\">\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"uk-margin-small-bottom\" style=\"color:#000000;\">February 6 \u2013 13, 1998<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"uk-margin-small-top\" style=\"color:#000000;\">State visit to the United States on the invitation of US President Bill Clinton.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"uk-position-relative de-shortcode__wrapper de-shortcode__wrapper--icon_list uk-margin\" data-dahz-shortcode-key=\"1586948407749-fa20f78b-7006\" style=\"\">\n\t\n<div data-uk-grid=\"\" class=\"de-sc-iconlist uk-grid uk-text-left\">\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uk-width-auto\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uk-margin de-sc-iconlist--icon\" style=\"display:inline-block; font-size:50px;line-height:1; color:#000000;\"><i style=\"line-height:1;\" class=\"\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uk-margin-left uk-padding-remove uk-width-expand\">\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"uk-margin-small-bottom\" style=\"color:#000000;\">May 8-13, 1998<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"uk-margin-small-top\" style=\"color:#000000;\">State visit to the People&#039;s Republic of China on the invitation of President Jiang Zemin.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"uk-position-relative de-shortcode__wrapper de-shortcode__wrapper--icon_list uk-margin\" data-dahz-shortcode-key=\"1586948481650-c95b55a8-a910\" style=\"\">\n\t\n<div data-uk-grid=\"\" class=\"de-sc-iconlist uk-grid uk-text-left\">\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uk-width-auto\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uk-margin de-sc-iconlist--icon\" style=\"display:inline-block; font-size:50px;line-height:1; color:#000000;\"><i style=\"line-height:1;\" class=\"\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uk-margin-left uk-padding-remove uk-width-expand\">\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"uk-margin-small-bottom\" style=\"color:#000000;\">August 27-30, 1998<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"uk-margin-small-top\" style=\"color:#000000;\">State visit to Russia; Meeting with President Boris Yeltsin.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"uk-position-relative de-shortcode__wrapper de-shortcode__wrapper--icon_list uk-margin\" data-dahz-shortcode-key=\"1586948521006-52bd42a2-89a0\" style=\"\">\n\t\n<div data-uk-grid=\"\" class=\"de-sc-iconlist uk-grid uk-text-left\">\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uk-width-auto\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uk-margin de-sc-iconlist--icon\" style=\"display:inline-block; font-size:50px;line-height:1; color:#000000;\"><i style=\"line-height:1;\" class=\"\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uk-margin-left uk-padding-remove uk-width-expand\">\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"uk-margin-small-bottom\" style=\"color:#000000;\">September 16, 1998<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"uk-margin-small-top\" style=\"color:#000000;\">Invited by US President Bill Clinton, along with Tony Blair and Romano Prodi, to open the Academic Year at New York University.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"uk-position-relative de-shortcode__wrapper de-shortcode__wrapper--icon_list uk-margin\" data-dahz-shortcode-key=\"1586948538890-dea2b4ac-7a85\" style=\"\">\n\t\n<div data-uk-grid=\"\" class=\"de-sc-iconlist uk-grid uk-text-left\">\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uk-width-auto\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uk-margin de-sc-iconlist--icon\" style=\"display:inline-block; font-size:50px;line-height:1; color:#000000;\"><i style=\"line-height:1;\" class=\"\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uk-margin-left uk-padding-remove uk-width-expand\">\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"uk-margin-small-bottom\" style=\"color:#000000;\">September 30 \u2013 October 2, 1998<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"uk-margin-small-top\" style=\"color:#000000;\">State visit to the Netherlands and meeting with Her Majesty Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands and Prime Minister Wim Kok.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"uk-position-relative de-shortcode__wrapper de-shortcode__wrapper--icon_list uk-margin\" data-dahz-shortcode-key=\"1586948556101-e7c0c03f-b1e8\" style=\"\">\n\t\n<div data-uk-grid=\"\" class=\"de-sc-iconlist uk-grid uk-text-left\">\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uk-width-auto\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uk-margin de-sc-iconlist--icon\" style=\"display:inline-block; font-size:50px;line-height:1; color:#000000;\"><i style=\"line-height:1;\" class=\"\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uk-margin-left uk-padding-remove uk-width-expand\">\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"uk-margin-small-bottom\" style=\"color:#000000;\">October 11, 1998<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"uk-margin-small-top\" style=\"color:#000000;\">Received in Sofia the First Lady of the United States Hillary Clinton, who opened the conference \u201cWomen in the 21st Century\u201d, organized by Mrs. Antonina Stoyanova.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"uk-position-relative de-shortcode__wrapper de-shortcode__wrapper--icon_list uk-margin\" data-dahz-shortcode-key=\"1586948570448-830e3c39-76f9\" style=\"\">\n\t\n<div data-uk-grid=\"\" class=\"de-sc-iconlist uk-grid uk-text-left\">\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uk-width-auto\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uk-margin de-sc-iconlist--icon\" style=\"display:inline-block; font-size:50px;line-height:1; color:#000000;\"><i style=\"line-height:1;\" class=\"\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uk-margin-left uk-padding-remove uk-width-expand\">\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"uk-margin-small-bottom\" style=\"color:#000000;\">October 25-30, 1998<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"uk-margin-small-top\" style=\"color:#000000;\">State visit to India; Meetings with President Narayanan and Prime Minister Vajpayee.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"uk-position-relative de-shortcode__wrapper de-shortcode__wrapper--icon_list uk-margin\" data-dahz-shortcode-key=\"1586948584262-78cca904-16f4\" style=\"\">\n\t\n<div data-uk-grid=\"\" class=\"de-sc-iconlist uk-grid uk-text-left\">\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uk-width-auto\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uk-margin de-sc-iconlist--icon\" style=\"display:inline-block; font-size:50px;line-height:1; color:#000000;\"><i style=\"line-height:1;\" class=\"\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uk-margin-left uk-padding-remove uk-width-expand\">\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"uk-margin-small-bottom\" style=\"color:#000000;\">November 6, 1998<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"uk-margin-small-top\" style=\"color:#000000;\">First official visit of the Prince of Wales to Bulgaria on the invitation of President Stoyanov: Prince Charles visited Sofia and Plovdiv.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n[\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Year 1999&#8243; tab_id=&#8221;1586729802815-753208b8-8881&#8243; el_class=&#8221;margin-l40&#8243;]<div class=\"uk-position-relative de-shortcode__wrapper de-shortcode__wrapper--icon_list uk-margin\" data-dahz-shortcode-key=\"1586948698370-8a49dc87-05bd\" style=\"\">\n\t\n<div data-uk-grid=\"\" class=\"de-sc-iconlist uk-grid uk-text-left\">\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uk-width-auto\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uk-margin de-sc-iconlist--icon\" style=\"display:inline-block; font-size:50px;line-height:1; color:#000000;\"><i style=\"line-height:1;\" class=\"\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uk-margin-left uk-padding-remove uk-width-expand\">\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"uk-margin-small-bottom\" style=\"color:#000000;\">April 13, 1999<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"uk-margin-small-top\" style=\"color:#000000;\">State visit to Bulgaria of the President of Austria Thomas Klestil.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"uk-position-relative de-shortcode__wrapper de-shortcode__wrapper--icon_list uk-margin\" data-dahz-shortcode-key=\"1586948711258-5b0617d8-f31e\" style=\"\">\n\t\n<div data-uk-grid=\"\" class=\"de-sc-iconlist uk-grid uk-text-left\">\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uk-width-auto\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uk-margin de-sc-iconlist--icon\" style=\"display:inline-block; font-size:50px;line-height:1; color:#000000;\"><i style=\"line-height:1;\" class=\"\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uk-margin-left uk-padding-remove uk-width-expand\">\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"uk-margin-small-bottom\" style=\"color:#000000;\">April 22, 1999<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"uk-margin-small-top\" style=\"color:#000000;\">President Stoyanov attended the NATO Summit in Washington DC.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"uk-position-relative de-shortcode__wrapper de-shortcode__wrapper--icon_list uk-margin\" data-dahz-shortcode-key=\"1586948764237-e7dc8d6e-4f63\" style=\"\">\n\t\n<div data-uk-grid=\"\" class=\"de-sc-iconlist uk-grid uk-text-left\">\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uk-width-auto\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uk-margin de-sc-iconlist--icon\" style=\"display:inline-block; font-size:50px;line-height:1; color:#000000;\"><i style=\"line-height:1;\" class=\"\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uk-margin-left uk-padding-remove uk-width-expand\">\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"uk-margin-small-bottom\" style=\"color:#000000;\">May 18, 1999<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"uk-margin-small-top\" style=\"color:#000000;\">Official visit of Tony Blair to Bulgaria \u2013 first visit to Bulgaria by a British Prime Minister.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"uk-position-relative de-shortcode__wrapper de-shortcode__wrapper--icon_list uk-margin\" data-dahz-shortcode-key=\"1586948827685-484ffe77-131c\" style=\"\">\n\t\n<div data-uk-grid=\"\" class=\"de-sc-iconlist uk-grid uk-text-left\">\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uk-width-auto\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uk-margin de-sc-iconlist--icon\" style=\"display:inline-block; font-size:50px;line-height:1; color:#000000;\"><i style=\"line-height:1;\" class=\"\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uk-margin-left uk-padding-remove uk-width-expand\">\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"uk-margin-small-bottom\" style=\"color:#000000;\">July 12-15, 1999<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"uk-margin-small-top\" style=\"color:#000000;\">State visit to Spain on the invitation of the King of Spain, His Majesty Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia; Meeting with Prime Minister Aznar.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"uk-position-relative de-shortcode__wrapper de-shortcode__wrapper--icon_list uk-margin\" data-dahz-shortcode-key=\"1586948872236-4d5b2f6b-03fc\" style=\"\">\n\t\n<div data-uk-grid=\"\" class=\"de-sc-iconlist uk-grid uk-text-left\">\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uk-width-auto\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uk-margin de-sc-iconlist--icon\" style=\"display:inline-block; font-size:50px;line-height:1; color:#000000;\"><i style=\"line-height:1;\" class=\"\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uk-margin-left uk-padding-remove uk-width-expand\">\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"uk-margin-small-bottom\" style=\"color:#000000;\">October 6-8, 1999<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"uk-margin-small-top\" style=\"color:#000000;\">State visit to Bulgaria by the Queen of the Netherlands; Her Majesty Queen Beatrix and her husband Prince Claus.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"uk-position-relative de-shortcode__wrapper de-shortcode__wrapper--icon_list uk-margin\" data-dahz-shortcode-key=\"1586948901610-7546f7a4-7024\" style=\"\">\n\t\n<div data-uk-grid=\"\" class=\"de-sc-iconlist uk-grid uk-text-left\">\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uk-width-auto\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uk-margin de-sc-iconlist--icon\" style=\"display:inline-block; font-size:50px;line-height:1; color:#000000;\"><i style=\"line-height:1;\" class=\"\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uk-margin-left uk-padding-remove uk-width-expand\">\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"uk-margin-small-bottom\" style=\"color:#000000;\">November 21-23, 1999<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"uk-margin-small-top\" style=\"color:#000000;\">State visit to Bulgaria by US President Bill Clinton \u2013 the first visit of an American President to Bulgaria.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n[\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Year 2000&#8243; tab_id=&#8221;1586729803572-a2c6a1c8-46f3&#8243; el_class=&#8221;margin-l40&#8243;]<div class=\"uk-position-relative de-shortcode__wrapper de-shortcode__wrapper--icon_list uk-margin\" data-dahz-shortcode-key=\"1586948937254-81afcee5-834d\" style=\"\">\n\t\n<div data-uk-grid=\"\" class=\"de-sc-iconlist uk-grid uk-text-left\">\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uk-width-auto\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uk-margin de-sc-iconlist--icon\" style=\"display:inline-block; font-size:50px;line-height:1; color:#000000;\"><i style=\"line-height:1;\" class=\"\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uk-margin-left uk-padding-remove uk-width-expand\">\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"uk-margin-small-bottom\" style=\"color:#000000;\">January 17, 2000<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"uk-margin-small-top\" style=\"color:#000000;\">State visit to Israel on the invitation of President Ezer Weizman; Meeting with Prime Minister Ehud Barak and Shimon Peres.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"uk-position-relative de-shortcode__wrapper de-shortcode__wrapper--icon_list uk-margin\" data-dahz-shortcode-key=\"1586948961405-bbf94dc9-c48c\" style=\"\">\n\t\n<div data-uk-grid=\"\" class=\"de-sc-iconlist uk-grid uk-text-left\">\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uk-width-auto\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uk-margin de-sc-iconlist--icon\" style=\"display:inline-block; font-size:50px;line-height:1; color:#000000;\"><i style=\"line-height:1;\" class=\"\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uk-margin-left uk-padding-remove uk-width-expand\">\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"uk-margin-small-bottom\" style=\"color:#000000;\">January 18, 2000<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"uk-margin-small-top\" style=\"color:#000000;\">Talks with the President of the Palestinian Authority and Head of the PLO Yasser Arafat.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"uk-position-relative de-shortcode__wrapper de-shortcode__wrapper--icon_list uk-margin\" data-dahz-shortcode-key=\"1586948985612-427addea-a3e8\" style=\"\">\n\t\n<div data-uk-grid=\"\" class=\"de-sc-iconlist uk-grid uk-text-left\">\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uk-width-auto\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uk-margin de-sc-iconlist--icon\" style=\"display:inline-block; font-size:50px;line-height:1; color:#000000;\"><i style=\"line-height:1;\" class=\"\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uk-margin-left uk-padding-remove uk-width-expand\">\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"uk-margin-small-bottom\" style=\"color:#000000;\">April 17-18, 2000<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"uk-margin-small-top\" style=\"color:#000000;\">State visit to Germany on the invitation of President Johannes Rau; Meeting with the Prime Minister of Bavaria Edmund Stoiber.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"uk-position-relative de-shortcode__wrapper de-shortcode__wrapper--icon_list uk-margin\" data-dahz-shortcode-key=\"1586948999269-c02e46df-3d3e\" style=\"\">\n\t\n<div data-uk-grid=\"\" class=\"de-sc-iconlist uk-grid uk-text-left\">\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uk-width-auto\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uk-margin de-sc-iconlist--icon\" style=\"display:inline-block; font-size:50px;line-height:1; color:#000000;\"><i style=\"line-height:1;\" class=\"\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uk-margin-left uk-padding-remove uk-width-expand\">\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"uk-margin-small-bottom\" style=\"color:#000000;\">May 15-16, 2000<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"uk-margin-small-top\" style=\"color:#000000;\">State visit to Skopje on the invitation of President Boris Trajkovski \u2013 the first visit of a Bulgarian head of state to the Republic of Macedonia.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"uk-position-relative de-shortcode__wrapper de-shortcode__wrapper--icon_list uk-margin\" data-dahz-shortcode-key=\"1586949053700-33701206-ffc6\" style=\"\">\n\t\n<div data-uk-grid=\"\" class=\"de-sc-iconlist uk-grid uk-text-left\">\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uk-width-auto\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uk-margin de-sc-iconlist--icon\" style=\"display:inline-block; font-size:50px;line-height:1; color:#000000;\"><i style=\"line-height:1;\" class=\"\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uk-margin-left uk-padding-remove uk-width-expand\">\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"uk-margin-small-bottom\" style=\"color:#000000;\">August 3-5, 2000<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"uk-margin-small-top\" style=\"color:#000000;\">State visit to the Republic of Turkey on the invitation of President Ahmet Sezer: Talks with Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"uk-position-relative de-shortcode__wrapper de-shortcode__wrapper--icon_list uk-margin\" data-dahz-shortcode-key=\"1586949080827-169e60b0-cf4e\" style=\"\">\n\t\n<div data-uk-grid=\"\" class=\"de-sc-iconlist uk-grid uk-text-left\">\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uk-width-auto\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uk-margin de-sc-iconlist--icon\" style=\"display:inline-block; font-size:50px;line-height:1; color:#000000;\"><i style=\"line-height:1;\" class=\"\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uk-margin-left uk-padding-remove uk-width-expand\">\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"uk-margin-small-bottom\" style=\"color:#000000;\">October 17-20, 2000<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"uk-margin-small-top\" style=\"color:#000000;\">State visit to Bulgaria by Her Majesty Margrethe II \u2013 Queen of Denmark and her husband Prince Henrik. The royal couple visited Sofia and Plovdiv.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"uk-position-relative de-shortcode__wrapper de-shortcode__wrapper--icon_list uk-margin\" data-dahz-shortcode-key=\"1586949098284-a6d01938-7bea\" style=\"\">\n\t\n<div data-uk-grid=\"\" class=\"de-sc-iconlist uk-grid uk-text-left\">\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uk-width-auto\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uk-margin de-sc-iconlist--icon\" style=\"display:inline-block; font-size:50px;line-height:1; color:#000000;\"><i style=\"line-height:1;\" class=\"\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uk-margin-left uk-padding-remove uk-width-expand\">\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"uk-margin-small-bottom\" style=\"color:#000000;\">November 9-11, 2000<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"uk-margin-small-top\" style=\"color:#000000;\">State visit to Bulgaria by His Majesty Carl XVI Gustaf \u2013 King of Sweden and Queen Silvia. 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Meeting with Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"uk-position-relative de-shortcode__wrapper de-shortcode__wrapper--icon_list uk-margin\" data-dahz-shortcode-key=\"1586949275717-82534d81-86c7\" style=\"\">\n\t\n<div data-uk-grid=\"\" class=\"de-sc-iconlist uk-grid uk-text-left\">\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uk-width-auto\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uk-margin de-sc-iconlist--icon\" style=\"display:inline-block; font-size:50px;line-height:1; color:#000000;\"><i style=\"line-height:1;\" class=\"\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uk-margin-left uk-padding-remove uk-width-expand\">\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"uk-margin-small-bottom\" style=\"color:#000000;\">July 25-26, 2001<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"uk-margin-small-top\" style=\"color:#000000;\">State visit to the United Kingdom; Meeting at Buckingham Palace with Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and with Prime Minister Tony Blair at 10 Downing Street.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"uk-position-relative de-shortcode__wrapper de-shortcode__wrapper--icon_list uk-margin\" data-dahz-shortcode-key=\"1586949288740-d5b76622-b344\" style=\"\">\n\t\n<div data-uk-grid=\"\" class=\"de-sc-iconlist uk-grid uk-text-left\">\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uk-width-auto\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uk-margin de-sc-iconlist--icon\" style=\"display:inline-block; font-size:50px;line-height:1; color:#000000;\"><i style=\"line-height:1;\" class=\"\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uk-margin-left uk-padding-remove uk-width-expand\">\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"uk-margin-small-bottom\" style=\"color:#000000;\">August 25, 2001<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"uk-margin-small-top\" style=\"color:#000000;\">State visit to Bulgaria by His Majesty Abdullah II \u2013 King of Jordan and his wife Queen Rania.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"uk-position-relative de-shortcode__wrapper de-shortcode__wrapper--icon_list uk-margin\" data-dahz-shortcode-key=\"1586949329653-b20fed34-19f9\" style=\"\">\n\t\n<div data-uk-grid=\"\" class=\"de-sc-iconlist uk-grid uk-text-left\">\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uk-width-auto\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uk-margin de-sc-iconlist--icon\" style=\"display:inline-block; font-size:50px;line-height:1; color:#000000;\"><i style=\"line-height:1;\" class=\"\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uk-margin-left uk-padding-remove uk-width-expand\">\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"uk-margin-small-bottom\" style=\"color:#000000;\">October 4, 2001<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"uk-margin-small-top\" style=\"color:#000000;\">President Petar Stoyanov and NATO Secretary General Lord George Robertson opened the NATO Candidate countries summit in Sofia (Albania, Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Croatia).<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"uk-position-relative de-shortcode__wrapper de-shortcode__wrapper--icon_list uk-margin\" data-dahz-shortcode-key=\"1586949343473-c11b9840-e0a8\" style=\"\">\n\t\n<div data-uk-grid=\"\" class=\"de-sc-iconlist uk-grid uk-text-left\">\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uk-width-auto\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uk-margin de-sc-iconlist--icon\" style=\"display:inline-block; 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