The Municipality of Kotor and the Municipality of Nesebar signed a Memorandum on the renewal of friendship today, it was announced from the Office of the President of the Municipality of Kotor.
They also pointed out that both cities are under the protection of UNESCO.
The agreement was signed by the mayors of Kotor Municipality Vladimir Jokić and the mayor of Nesebar Municipality Nikola Dimitrov.
On that occasion, Jokić said that he is satisfied that the relationship between the two cities of rich cultural and historical heritage is being renewed and expressed the hope that this signing is the beginning of an even deeper cooperation between Bulgaria and Montenegro.
Plugtschieva pointed out that she is particularly pleased to be the ambassador in Montenegro and to have the honor of attending the renewal of friendship between two cities that are different, but both are under the protection of UNESCO.
The President of the Municipality of Nesebar, Nikolai Dimitrov, said that he was sorry that due to the pandemic the memorandum was not signed jointly in Kotor or Nesebar, but he pointed out that he expects the representatives of these cities to meet as soon as the epidemiological situation allows it.
What connects Nesebar and Kotor are history, culture and a special feeling when you are in either of these two cities, said the Ambassador of Montenegro to Bulgaria, Snežana Radović.
She expects that when the coronavirus pandemic allows, the Kotor delegation will visit Nesebar, as well as the Nesebar delegation will visit Kotor.
After the signing of the Memorandum, the opening of the exhibition "Bulgarian monuments under the protection of UNESCO" was held in the Church of St. Paul in Kotor.
The signing in Kotor was attended by the Ambassador Plenipotentiary of Bulgaria in Montenegro, H.E. Dr. Meglena Plugtschieva, Honorary Consul of Montenegro in Bulgaria, Novica Jovović, President of the Municipality of Kotor, Maja Mršulja, as well as Vice-Presidents of the Municipality of Kotor Siniša Kovačević and Nebojša Ševaljević. She attended the signing of the Memorandum in Nessebar, and it was signed via the Zoom application.
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