Historical Continuity

Long live our proletarian and international solidarity!

Ali Nassar Mohamed, General Secretary of

the Central Committee of the Yemen Socialist Party, President of the Presidium

of the Supreme National Assembly and Prime Minister of the People’s Democratic

Republic of Yemen.

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HIS EXCELLENCY TODOR ZHIVKOV, PRESIDENT OF

THE STATE COUNCIL OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA

Dear Mr. President,

The celebration of the 1300th Anniversary

from the foundation of the Bulgarian state is an eulogy of values that as a

result of a process of historical continuity and an unique cultural identity,

maintained through the centuries, have created the Bulgarian nation. Therefore,

such a celebration is greatly important in the field of the international

coexistence.

In the course of these thirteen centuries,

the distinctive features and the internationalistic vocation that characterized

the Bulgarian state have been formed, and those are typical for its past, as

well as for its new and fruitful stage of social development.

Our nations that are similar in a number of

aspects, among other things in their original mixing of cultures, have their

roots from a long history of assimilation of nations and civilizations that

make the basis of identity, including the features of the East and the West.

Convulsive international system

The decisive necessity for reconstruction

of a convulsive international system finds its support in the historical strive

of nations like the Bulgarian and Mexican to define their participation in the

international life.

Mexico shares the joy of your people from

the celebration of the anniversary.

I am asking you, Mr. President, to accept

and convey to the government and the noble Bulgarian people the warmest

congratulations that I am entitled to express for the people and the government

of Mexico.

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HIS EXCELLENCY MR. TODOR ZHIVKOV, PRESIDENT

OF THE STATE COUNCIL OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA

On the occasion of the celebrations for the

1300th anniversary from the foundation of the Bulgarian state I extend to you

and the Bulgarian people most sincere congratulations and wishes for a peaceful

and happy future.

Karl Carstens, President of the Federal Republic of

Germany.

Relations between the Republic of Austria

and the People’s Republic of Bulgaria are inspired by mutual trust, filled with

friendly spirit and directed to a peacuful future.