The official visit of the Bulgarian president Georgi Parvanov and his wife – Zorka Parvanova – in the Vatican City and the Sovereign Hospitalier order of Malta is over.

During the second day of the visit, the couple honoured the saint brothers Kiril and Metodii at the places related to their deeds in Rome.

The president and his wife visited the Basilica of San Clemente with the official delegation, which included the Bulgarian minister of culture Stefan Danailov, the vice-minister of foreign relations Liubomir Kiuchukov, the Bulgarian representative in UNESCO Irina Bokova, the bishop of Roussee Neofit, the exarch and chairman of the Catholic church in Bulgaria Hristo Proikov and the bishop from Tiveriopol Tihon.