Bulgaria is receiving the mortal remains of Tsar Samuel at a solemn state ceremony in central Sofia on Saturday. They were transported aboard a Spartan military transport aircraft from Thessaloniki to Vasil Levski Airport in Sofia earlier in the day. As part of the ceremony, Prime Minister Rumen Ra»»»

A Spartan military transport aircraft carrying the remains of Bulgarian medieval ruler Tsar Samuel landed at Sofia Airport Saturday. The aircraft was escorted by two pairs of MiG-29 and F-16 fighter jets. The casket with the ruler's remains were handed over to Bulgaria by Greece earlier in the day.»»»

Prime Minister Rumen Radev arrived in Greece early Saturday as part of the events surrounding the return of Tsar Samuel's mortal remains from Greece to Bulgaria. The Bulgarian delegation headed by Radev included Deputy Prime Minister Ivo Hristov and Culture Minister Evtim Miloshev. The Museum of By»»»

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Bulgaria and Greece signed handover protocols for the remains of Bulgarian Tsar Samuil at the Museum of Byzantine Culture in Thessaloniki on Saturday. The documents were signed by Bulgarian Culture Minister Evtim Miloshev and his Greek counterpart Lina Mendoni in the presence of Prime Ministers Rum»»»

In an interview with the Bulgarian News Agency on Saturday, archaeologist Prof. Lyudmil Vagalinski of the National Archaeological Institute with Museum at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences described the exchange of Tsar Samuel's mortal remains and 48 relics between Bulgaria and Greece is good news »»»

The transfer of the remains of Tsar Samuel fulfills a moral duty, Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev said here Saturday during a ceremony for the handover of the medieval ruler's remains. The ceremony is taking place in the Museum of Byzantine Culture. During the ceremony, the two countries' cult»»»

Athens is fulfilling its historic duty by returning to Sofia the mortal remains of Tsar Samuel from the four sarcophagi discovered in 1964 by Prof. Nikolaos Moutsopoulos at the Basilica of St Achillius, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said during the ceremony at the Museum of Byzantine Cul»»»

The official ceremony for the handover of the mortal remains of Bulgarian Tsar Samuel (997-1014) from Greece to Bulgaria has begun at the Museum of Byzantine Culture in Thessaloniki on Saturday. Prime Minister Rumen Radev and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis are attending the ceremony. The »»»

Prime Minister Rumen Radev and the delegation he is leading have arrived in Thessaloniki on Saturday for the ceremony marking the handover of the mortal remains of Bulgarian Tsar Samuel. The delegation includes Deputy Prime Minister Ivo Hristov and Culture Minister Evtim Miloshev. The Greek side wi»»»

The remains of Tsar Samuel will be received at a state ceremony in Sofia's Knyaz Alexander I Square on Saturday, the government press service said. The remains of Samuel, one of Bulgaria’s best-known medieval rulers, will be handed over to the Bulgarian state more than 1,000 years after his death. »»»

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The sarcophagus in which the remains of Tsar Samuel will be laid to rest has been pieced together and sits ready in the southern part of the transept of Sofia's Church of St Sophia. The marble slabs arrived in Sofia on Friday morning in preparation for the transfer of Tsar Samuel's remains on Satur»»»

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After an agreement with Greece that Prime Minister Rumen Radev has described as "historic", the remains of Tsar Samuel, one of the most prominent rulers of the First Bulgarian State, will be transferred to Sofia in a state ritual on Saturday, October 3. Tsar Samuel (r. 997–1014) led Bulgaria throug»»»

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The sarcophagus in which the remains of Tsar Samuel will be laid to rest has arrived in Sofia. It will be placed in the southern part of the transept of Sofia's Church of St Sophia. The sarcophagus measures approximately 2.30 metres in length, 90–100 cm in width and 85–90 cm in height and is design»»»

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Bulgaria will receive the mortal remains of Tsar Samuel at a state ceremony on Saturday at Knyaz Alexander I Square in Sofia, , the Government Information Service said on Friday. Prime Minister Rumen Radev will deliver an address at the ceremony, entitled “Bulgaria Welcomes Tsar Samuel”. "More than»»»

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