Angel Orbetsov: The interest towards researching Bulgarian-Iranian relations is mutual

The cover of Angel Orbetsov’s book (source: The Persian Bridge of Friendship)

Transcript of the speech delivered by Bulgarian diplomat Angel Orbetsov at the presentation of his book “Bulgarian-Iranian Relations from Liberation to the end of the 1950s”, held on 29 November 2022 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Sofia

The Persian Bridge of Friendship

Angel Orbetsov: I fully agree with the last remark. And, yes, I had the honor of participating in a video promoting the Diplomatic Institute’s library with two other people and I am extremely proud of my participation. The library has taken a very serious step towards professionalization. I would like to express my heartfelt thanks to the Diplomatic Institute, especially to Mrs Mihailova and her colleagues, especially Daniela Peșeva and Nikolai Krumov. Thank you very much for organising this event.

This event is very important because it is part of the 125th anniversary of the establishment of Bulgarian-Iranian diplomatic relations, which is part of my research and is described in the first chapter of the book. Today, 1897 is accepted as the year of the establishment of diplomatic relations with Iran. 

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Bulgarian-Iranian relations from 1878 to the late 1950s

Tehran Today (source: Pixabay, CC0)

Summary of the first study of its kind on political relations between Bulgaria and Iran in the modern era

Dr. Angel Orbetsov

The “Persian Bridge of Friendship” blog has been given the right to reprint the abstract of Angel Orbetsov’s doctoral research “Bulgarian-Iranian Relations from the Liberation (1878) to the Late 1950s”, with scientific supervisor Assoc. Prof. Valeri Kolev. It was defended with excellent marks on 14 March 2022 at Sofia University. Angel Orbetsov is a senior Bulgarian diplomat and leading expert on Iran and the Asian countries in the Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Iran – a country of hospitality

Professor Ivo Panov (photo: Ivo Panov)

Impressions from travellings to the Islamic Republic

Professor Ph.D. Ivo Panov

This article was published on 21 April 2012 at the site of the newspaper ”Duma” (Word).

When many years ago I read for the first time James Morier’s novel “The Adventures of Hajji Baba from Isfahan”, I already knew that Iran is the country of poets, a land of roses and swallows, of graciousness and Eastern wisdoms and striking contrasts. I knew that it is a country, which has inherited the mighty culture of ancient Messopotamian civilizations. Its people has a 25 century old statehood, has passed through the hell of history, has outlived fearful foreign invasions, but has resisted and managed to preserve its original spirit, its national identity.

Ivo Panov: The Department of Iranian Studies contributes to developing ties between the EU and Iran

Ivo Panov (photo: Ivo Panov)

An interview on the Bulgarian-Iranian cultural relations and how the Department of Iranian Studies at Sofia University works to develop them

Vladimir Mitev

The orientalist and iranologist Ivo Panov was born on October 5th, 1958 in Sofia. His dedication to the East began with study of Persian Philology at the State University of Kabul (1978-1980) and continued graduating Eastern Languages and Literature at the State University of Azerbaijan (1980-1984). In 2001 he defended his doctorate at Sofia University on theme: New Aspects in the Study of the Poetic Heritage of Omar Khayyam.

At present, Ivo Panov is head of the department for Iranian Studies at Sofia University since the department was founded in 1993. He was also a director of the master’s programme Iranian Studies at New Bulgarian University (2000-2004). He is president of the Association of Friends of the Persian Language and Culture in the Republic of Bulgaria since its establishment in 2008. Ivo Panov leaded section Theory, History and Criticism of Translation at the Union of Translators in Bulgaria (2010-2016) and the Union of Translators in Bulgaria (2016-2019).