site.btaFocus Radio Programming Director "In Awe" of Bulgarian Community in Ukraine for Preserving Mother Tongue, Traditions

Iva Doichinova, Programming Director of Focus Radio, Bulgaria, said she in "in awe" of the Bulgarian community in Ukraine for preserving their mother tongue and traditions. She was among the participants in the second panel of the 19th World Meeting of Bulgarian Media taking place in Bolhrad, Ukraine, on Thursday.

Doichinova said: "What is happening here in Ukraine is impressive to me. Firstly, because this community has been nurturing its lineage and language on its own for so many decades, calling Bulgaria its ancestral homeland. Second, because Ukraine gives the opportunity to schools like G. S. Rakovski, among others, to obtain your secondary and higher education in Bulgarian."

Addressing the children in the audience, Doichinova said: "Every single child in this auditorium will go very far. Exercise your language the way you exercise freedom."

BTA organizes the 19th World Meeting of Bulgarian Media in Odesa, Bolhrad and Izmail (Ukraine) from June 18 until June 21, 2024 with the assistance of Aurubis Bulgaria, A1 Bulgaria, Glavbolgarstroy Holding, Euroins Insurance Group, SOF Connect - the operator of Sofia Airport, 13 Centuries Bulgaria National Endowment Fund.