Foreign Minister highly assessed the initiative to raise funds for the repair of the monument to the Soviet Army in Sofia
The Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Highly appreciates the initiative of the Bulgarian non-governmental organizations that have created an initiative Committee to raise funds for the repair of the monument to the Soviet Army in Sofia.
" This monument, erected in 1954, is perceived by many in Russia and Bulgaria as an important symbol of community history of our peoples. However, now That the memorial of military glory, many times subjected to desecration, is in poor technical condition and needs major repair ", - reported in the report on the Internet office of the Foreign Ministry." Appreciate this noble initiative shown by our Bulgarian friends, and believe that she will find a broad response among the authorized Russian businessmen, public organizations and individual citizens of Russia ", - said in the report. The monument to the Soviet Army in Sofia in the last period of time repeatedly been desecrated. So, on the night of 18 August, the Monument was covered with red paint, and in early March it was painted in a blue-and-yellow Ukrainian flag.
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