CONSUL JURUKOV AND PRESIDENT OF MUNICIPALITY NOVAKOVIC, LAID FLOWERS AT THE A MEMORIAL MAUSOLEUM
5.05.2011
At the invitation of the General Consulate of Republic of Bulgaria in Nis, president of City Municipality of Palilula, Prof. Dr Igor Novakovic and Consul Nikolay Yurukov, within presence of representatives of organizations and associations of Bulgarian national minority in Nis, laid flowers on Memorial Mausoleum of Bulgarian Armed Forces which is located on the territory of Palilula Municipality in the settlement Ledena Stena. Memorial Mausoleum is raised in 1948th and it is buried about 2500 thousands members of Bulgarian armed forces (Second Bulgarian Army) killed in the final part of the fight against German invaders on the territory of former SFRY.

Institute for Cultural Heritage Preservation in Nis is 2005th made project of restoration and conservation of this memorial. During the activity of support to the project in the relevant ministries of Government of Bulgaria and Government of Serbia, as and support of the donors. Within reconstruction of new boulevard “Dmitrija Tucovica” in Palilula Municipality and this memorial will get proper purpose.

President of City Municipality of Palilula, Prof. Dr Igor Novakovic, highlighted that is wish of management of Palilula Municipality that Memorial Mausoleum, after arrangement becomes Memorial Park where will delegation of statesmen and businessmen of Serbia and Bulgaria plant a tree of friendship. We want to accelerate implementation of new forms of cooperation with Bulgaria in the process of European Integrations and Regional cooperation. Palilula Municipality implements successful cooperation with brothers Municipality of Svoge but and with Municipality Kyustendil, in realization of the project about socially vulnerable groups, with program Exchange 3, financed by European Union.