This text is a transcript of a speech by Dr. Passy at the high-level event Balkan and Black Sea Perspectives 2022, which took place on 7th of December 2022 in Rome. Before delving into the main topic of this conversation, I would like to briefly discuss three...
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The Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom has asked Solomon Passy who has served as Bulgaria’s Foreign Minister from 2001 to 2005 and who was instrumental in guiding his nation to NATO membership in 2004 to write down his own assessment of Russia’s war against...
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20 Years Promoting Tolerancein Central, East and Southeast Europe
I am a modest representative of the lucky Bulgarian Jewish community that was saved by the brave Bulgarian people during WWII. My first exposure to public political activity was back in 1985 when, at the age of 28, I was one of those who supported the Turkish minority...