Attending an offcial ceremony on the occasion of the Honorary Torchbearer of Peace Award

At the invitation of the Mayor of Pazardzhik, Mr. Todor Popov, the Ambassador of the Republic of Iraq to Bulgaria, H.E. Mrs. Lina Omar, attended an official ceremony organized on the occasion of the International Day of Peace.  

The event was attended by the football player Hristo Stoichkov and the Olympic champion of rhythmic gymnastics Madeleine Radokanova, who received the “Honorary Torchbearer of Peace” award. 

   When receiving the award, the player Stoichkov stated that “peace must be within us and around us, and that is why we succeeded and we will continue to succeed”. He added that”he bears this great responsibility as the bearer of the torch of peace and will defend it as he always defended the Bulgarian coat of arms”.

The Mayor of Pazardzhik, Mr. Todor Popov, stressed during the ceremony that it is a great honor for the city to host this event, and it is the fruit of our efforts to work for development and prosperity.

The ceremony was attended by Their Excellencies ambassadors, diplomats, athletes and many citizens of Pazardzhik.

It should be noted that the Bulgarian football player, Hristo Stoichkov, is considered a legend of Bulgarian football. It’s important to point out that the Peace Race is an international sporting relay race that passes through countries and continents, and carries a burning torch, a symbol of humanity’s global aspiration  for a world of peace and understanding. Now in its third decade, it is considered the Peace Race  The largest and longest-running mass event dedicated to peace, 

with participants covering more than 600,000 km, was founded in 1987 by peacemaker Shri Chinmoy, athlete, philosopher, artist, musician and poet.