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Russian and Bulgarian Cosmonauts visit the National Assembly
20/04/2011

The members of the National Assembly welcomed the Russian cosmonauts Victor Savinih and Uriy Gidzenko together with the Bulgarian cosmonaut Georgi Ivanov Stoyanov.


The president of the National Assembly Tsetska Tsacheva met the guests at the central entrance. She noted that deputies consider the visit an honor and privilege and recalled the excitement felt by everyone in Bulgaria when the Bulgarian cosmonaut Georgi Ivanov took off to Space back in 1979.


Tsetska Tsacheva briefed the guests on the history of Bulgarian parliamentarism and the work of the 41st National Assembly.


The Russian cosmonauts are in Bulgaria to take part in the scientific conference titled: “Space science as factor in the scientific and humanitarian cooperation development”. The forum is dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the first man’s flight in Space by Russian cosmonaut Uriy Gagarin.

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