Vice President Iliana Iotova will be a guest at the temple feast of the Bulgarian church "St. Stephen" in Istanbul at the invitation of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church community in Turkey, the press secretariat of the head of state announced.
The festive liturgy on St. Stephen's Day will be led by His Holiness the Bulgarian Patriarch and Metropolitan of Sofia Daniel. After the liturgy, the Vice President will give a greeting.
This year marks 155 years since the establishment of the Bulgarian Exarchate. In November, a conference was held in Istanbul on the occasion of the anniversary.
The Bulgarian Patriarch and Metropolitan of Sofia Daniel is on his first peaceful visit to the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Istanbul at the invitation of the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew. The visit began on Christmas Day - December 25, and will end on December 28.