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Foundation "We, the People of Bulgaria"
met up with the deputy ambassador of the United
States of America
20 December, 2005
Sofia
Yesterday, 19th December, the Chairwoman of the
"We, the People of Bulgaria" foundation
council, Mrs. Miglena Koleva and Mrs. Nina Hadjiiska,
member of the organization, met up with Mr. Jeffrey
Levine, the deputy chief of mission of the US Embassy
in Sofia, responding to his invitation.
The meeting lasted about an hour and a half. The
conversations were held in Bulgarian.
Discussed were opportunities toward cooperation
between "We, the People of Bulgaria" and
the American embassy, in the framework of the organizational
functions, oriented toward the goal to help the
voice of Bulgarian people being heard and taken
into consideration when decisions of national importance
are being made.
Mrs. Koleva presented the position of the foundation
concerning the observed evidence in the society
atmosphere of the absence of the active connection
between voters and their representatives in the
Parliament. She paid attention to the fact, that
on the electronic site of Bulgarian Parliament,
for example, are not published telephone numbers
or electronic addresses for direct contact between
the elector and the person to whom they have entrusted
power.
Mr. Levine expressed interest toward the activities
of the foundation "We, the People of Bulgaria",
its goals and network, as well as the active position
toward the currently held negotiations toward mutual
usage of the Bulgarian military bases by Bulgaria
and USA.
There was a question about the practice of a foreign
military contingent on Bulgarian bases for attacks
toward third countries, and if this is the reason
for the strong position of the foundation as represented
on its site www.PeopleOfBulgaria.org. Respectively,
Mrs. Koleva stressed that after research of the
public opinion, the Bulgarian society wishes Bulgaria
to keep its right of special approval for all military
missions, directed to other countries from Bulgarian
territory.
"We are a sovereign country.
In the spirit of our constitution, decisions with
national importance are made after debates in the
People's Council. This is the way we understand
democracy." Suggested Mrs. Koleva.
Mr. Levine paid attention to the fact, that having
different opinions is not a problem. The important
aspect, he said, is for these differences to be
resolved.
He expressed interest to keep in touch through frequent
communication with the foundation, which will set
opportunities to comment on topics, concerning the
positions of both countries, which Mr. Levine stressed
that he could build on his knowledge of the Bulgarian
society views outside the mainstream media information.
At the meeting present were employees of the American
embassy, who will provide cooperation to the foundation
"We, the People of Bulgaria" in the project
plans, related to education with its activists in
sister organizations in America.
It was highlighted that the projects, as well as
all other organization projects, the foundation
does not accept financing from outside donors. The
foundation works only with the personal funds of
its members, also it is supported through other
Bulgarians, who live abroad, who wish to help the
renaissance of Bulgaria. The key element in developing
this politics is the fact that the foundation creates
its activity through voluntary labor, completed
by Bulgarians, who wish to make Bulgaria a better
place for the future of their children.
Its members, in example, sent to an internship in
the United States will live in the homes of Bulgarians,
who already live there, and who will cover expenses
for their guests' daily living. The lone option
for the foundation "We, The People of Bulgaria"
to raise funds is through social events, where the
guests pay for their invitation. In this case the
foundation avoids any opportunities to be taken
into financial difficulties. Keeping this in mind
and in order to provide as much clarity of the activity
as possible, as promised to all members, the foundation
requires at least two members to attend meetings
with strategic importance.
 At
the end of the meeting, which could be valued as
extremely successful and constructive, foundation
"We, the People of Bulgaria" gave a present
to the embassy with a message to the people of America.
The present is a painting, painted by Nikola Dimitrov,
one of the oldest Bulgarian masters, born in 1893
and created in the beginning of the 20th century.
The picture is within 30X40 cm in dimensions, it
is named "The Woman with distaff" and
represents a portrait of an elderly Bulgarian, dressed
in a wonderful Bulgarian costume, symbolizes strength
and eternity.
The message, accompanying the painting, which was
primarily accepted by foundation members of all
ages, profession, and political views, reads the
following:
In memory of the dear sacrifices we made at the
top of Shipka,
In memory of all great Bulgarians, who died for
the independence of Bulgaria,
In memory of the thousands of unknown men and women,
suffered by the outragesregimes in XX century,
In memory of our sons, who have never returned from
Iraq,
In the name of our precious children, exiled around
the world fighting for their economic survival today…
We will defend by all upright means our freedom,
territory, culture and history,a heritage of the
most ancient civilizations on European continent!
We are thankful for any support, which
does not ask for our independence and dignity
in return
With all our respect and gratitude to the people
of the United States of America
From "We, The People Of Bulgaria" Foundation
December 19, 2005
For more information visit our site: www.PeopleOFBulgaria.org
Neli Sotirova
Media Director
Foundation: "We, the People of Bulgaria"
Telephone: 052 616 332
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