Velchev and Todorov have denied ever meeting each other, while Petkov and Sevlievski said they did not know much about Todorov at the time the picture was taken.
Velčev i Todorov su porekli da su se ikad sastali, dok su Petkov i Sevlijevski izjavili da nisu znali mnogo o Todorovu u vreme kada je ta fotografija snimljena.