"I accept this prize as president of a country where religious rights and the equality of Christians, Muslims, Jews and others are guaranteed by the Constitution and other laws and, more importantly, are a fact of life," the Bulgarian leader said during the ceremony.
«Prihvatam ovu nagradu kao predsednik zemlje u kojoj su verska prava i jednakost hrišćana, muslimana, Jevreja i drugih garantovani ustavom i drugim zakonima, i u kojoj je to, što je najvažnije, životna činjenica», rekao je bugarski predsednik tokom svečanosti.