The President will participate in the opening of the XXV Winter Olympic Games

President Iliana Iotova will visit Italy for the opening of the Winter Olympics at the invitation of the President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Kirsty Coventry. Bulgaria is represented at the games by 20 athletes. On February 5, Iotova will be a guest at the official reception given on the occasion of the Winter Olympics by the President of the IOC.

On February 6, the Bulgarian President will be officially welcomed by her Italian counterpart Sergio Mattarella at the Royal Palace of Milan at a reception for the solemn opening of the XXV Winter Olympics. Iotova will also participate in the ceremony at the San Siro Stadium, where the Olympic flame will be lit. The President’s program also includes a visit to the Olympic Village in Milan and a meeting with Bulgarian athletes. Iotova will pay tribute at the bas-relief of Vasil Levski in Piazza San Paolo in Monza.

Editor: Ivo Ivanov