Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov (L) and Turkmenistan's President Kurbanguly Berdymukhamedov review a Bulgarian army honour guard during official welcoming ceremony at the Tomb of Unknown Soldier in Sofia, August 27, 2009. Reuters Pictures 3 months ago

Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov (L) and Turkmenistan's President Kurbanguly Berdymukhamedov review a Bulgarian army honour guard during official welcoming ceremony at the Tomb of Unknown Soldier in Sofia, August 27, 2009.

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  2. Bulgaria's visiting President Georgi Parvanov (R) meets Greece's Prime Minister George Papandreou in Athens November 25, 2009.
  3. Bulgaria's visiting President Georgi Parvanov (R) meets Greece's Orthodox Archbishop Ieronymos in Athens November 25, 2009.
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  7. Bulgaria's visiting President Georgi Parvanov (R) and Greek counterpart Karolos Papoulias inspect a guard of honour in Athens November 24, 2009.
  8. Bulgaria's Economy and Energy Minister Traicho Traikov (R) and Azerbaijan's Industry and Energy Minister Natik Aliyev (L) exchange files after signing a memorandum on supplying gas to Bulgaria, in Sofia November 13, 2009. Behind them are Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov (R) and his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev.
  9. Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov (R) and his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev share a moment during a signing ceremony in Sofia, November 13, 2009. Aliyev arrived in Bulgaria for a one-day working visit.
  10. Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov (R) and his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev pose for the media in Sofia, November 13, 2009. Aliyev arrived in Bulgaria for a one-day working visit.
  11. Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov (R) and his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev arrive at the Bulgarian Presidency in Sofia, November 13, 2009. Aliyev arrived in Bulgaria for a one-day working visit.
  12. Newly elected UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova stands under the portraits of Bulgarian national heroes G.S. Rakovski (L) and Luben Karavelov before meeting with Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov (not pictured) in Sofia, November 13, 2009.
  13. Newly-elected UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova stands under the portrait of a Bulgarian national hero G.S. Rakovski before meeting with Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov (not pictured) in Sofia, November 13, 2009.
  14. Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov (R) welcomes at his office newly elected UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova in Sofia, November 13, 2009.
  15. Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov (R) and his Montenegrin counterpart Filip Vujanovic (L) review an honor guard during a welcoming ceremony in Sofia on November 5, 2009. Vujanovic is also scheduled to meet with Speaker of Parliament Tsetska Tsacheva and Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov.
  16. Montenegro's President Filip Vujanovic (L) and Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov review the Bulgarian army honour guard during the official welcoming ceremony at the Tomb of Unknown Soldier in Sofia, November 5, 2009.

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