Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Irena Dimitrova and Spanish Ambassador to Bulgaria opened "The Longest Journey" exhibition
07 February 2022 News
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Irena Dimitrova and Spanish Ambassador to Bulgaria Alejandro Polanco Mata opened the Longest Journey exhibition, dedicated to the first tour of the earth 5 centuries ago. The exposition was initiated by the Spanish Embassy in Sofia, in partnership with the State Cultural Institute at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Deputy Minister Dimitrova stressed the traditionally excellent relations between Bulgaria and Spain, stressed the active role of the Embassy in Sofia and expressed the readiness of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for new joint projects.
Ambassador Polanco Mata thanked the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the excellent cooperation in the last two years and thanked the Bulgarian institutions for the warm welcome, as well as for their assistance in organizing events that enable Spain to be widely represented in Bulgaria. The multimedia exhibition, conceived as a concept map of the first circumnavigation of the world, aims to promote the first tour of the earth as a key journey in world history and to pay tribute to the research spirit of man.
The director of the State Cultural Institute Snezhana Yoveva-Dimitrova pointed out the excellent partnership in the cultural sphere and that in less than 6 months this is the second public event held jointly with the Embassy of the Kingdom of Spain in Bulgaria.
The exposition can be viewed until February 25, 2022 in the Mission Gallery at the State Cultural Institute.