Romanian war heroes honoured at memorial ceremonies in Bulgaria

Romania’s Ambassador to Sofia, Her Excellency Ioana Brândușa Predescu, and Colonel Cristina Pistolea, the embassy’s defence attaché, organised memorial ceremonies on Tuesday to honour Romanian soldiers buried in neighbouring Bulgaria, as part of Romanian Army Day commemorations.

Fr Neluțu Oprea, the Romanian Orthodox Church’s representative in Sofia, was invited to the events and offered prayers for the fallen soldiers.

Memorial services were celebrated at the Pleven Mausoleum, the Monument to Romanian Heroes at Grivitsa and the General Headquarters at Pordim.

Those attending included Ambassador Ioana Brândușa Predescu, Colonel Cristina Pistolea, Colonel Alexandru Iorgulescu, the Interior Ministry attaché, and representatives of Pleven Municipality, led by Mayor Dr Valentin Hristov.

The Romanian Embassy and Pleven Municipality laid wreaths, while Fr Neluțu Oprea laid a wreath on behalf of the Romanian Orthodox community.

Throughout the visit, Bulgarian hosts accompanied the Romanian delegation, including municipal representatives led by the mayor and the director of Pleven’s museums.

Romanian community representatives also met Mayor Valentin Hristov in his office.…