The president Georgi Parvanov bestowed Bulgarian state top honours, the medal “Stara Planina”, to Simeon Saxe Coburg Gotha – prime minister of Bulgaria for the period 2001-2005.

The president pointed that after half a century of exile Simeon Saxe Coburg Gotha came back to Bulgaria, undertaking the not easy task to respond to the numerous public expectations and to give good perspective for the country.

Parvanov expressed certainty that today, from the distance of time, the result of Simeon Saxe Coburg Gotha 's leadership could be better assessed.

The president claimed that the former prime minister had a significant contribution a new political climate to be set in the country, new atmosphere of tolerance, dialogue, seeking of the common things in the name of the national interest. Parvanov stressed also Simeon's role for Bulgaria's membership in NATO and EU.

Simeon Saxe Coburg Gotha took the award and said he accepted it in the name of Bulgaria and values it very highly.

The former prime minister claimed that due to the confidence between him, current prime minister Stanishev and Ahmed Dogan, things had been achieved that few people could anticipate.

Saxe Coburg Gotha underlined that there were still a lot to be done and to be sought as aim for “the common well-being of our fellow countrymen”.

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