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Bulgarian President Rumen Radev was in contact with positive COVID-19. This was announced by Estonian head of state Kersti Kalulaid on his Facebook account. The infected one is Air Force Commander Gene. Dimitar Petrov, learned NOVA from its sources.
NOVA sources in the Defense Ministry said that Defense Minister Krassimir Karakachanov had also isolated himself.
Kalulaid also notes that Radev did not attend the official dinner held on Monday after the Three Seas initiative meeting.
The Three Seas summit, which took place yesterday, can be considered a success, but unfortunately we had to cancel the official visit of the Bulgarian head of state, scheduled for today, because yesterday afternoon it turned out that President Radev was in contact. with a person who tested positive for COVID-19 before arriving in Estonia. All necessary measures have been taken. I spoke with Radev on the phone this morning and agreed that under these circumstances, canceling the visit is the only correct step, “Kallulaid said.
The presidency denied the information
“President Rumen Radev has no contact with a person with a positive coronavirus test result. During the head of state’s visit to Tallinn, the Bulgarian delegation was not quarantined. The first day of the arrival of the Bulgarian delegation to Tallinn, President Rumen Radev was tested for the coronavirus, which is negative, “the ministry said.
This morning, Radev and his wife Desislava were to arrive at the Estonian President’s administration building, where they were expected to be greeted by Kalulaid and her husband.
Surprisingly, Radev’s visit to Estonia stopped
At 11 o’clock it became clear that the meeting was canceled due to the complicated situation and the impossibility of implementing all the elements of the planned program. That is why the two leaders only had a phone conversation.
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Posted by Kersti Kaljulaid on Tuesday Oct 20, 2020
The presidential institution said that at the meeting between the two in Tallinn yesterday the issues on the bilateral relations agenda, as well as the “Three Seas” initiative, were discussed.
Later today, Radev was scheduled to meet with the Speaker of Parliament and the Prime Minister of Estonia. A visit to the NATO Cyber Defense Center of Excellence was then planned. The head of state’s participation in a conference was also scheduled for the afternoon.
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