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STORY: BULGARIA / BAN KI-MOON
TRT: 1:16
SOURCE: BULGARIAN GOVERNMENT
RESTRICTIONS: NO ACCESS APTN LIBRARY
LANGAUGES: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 5 MAY 2011, SOFIA, BULGARIA
1. Med shot, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arriving to meet Bulgarian Prime Minster Boyko Borisov
2. Various shots, photo-op between Ban and Borisov
3. Various shots, meeting between Ban and Borisov
4. Med shot, Ban and Borisov at podium
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“Prime Minister [Boyko] Borisov and I have had constructive discussions on a wide range of issues including developments in the regions in the Middle East, the Western Balkans, climate change and the fight against corruption and organised crime.”
6. Cutaway, journalist
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“Bulgaria is moving from a recipient of UN development assistance to a donor. You are now also sharing your experiences and lessons in democratic transition with the people of the Middle East and North Africa and I look forward to a conference tomorrow on that very subject.”
8. Med shot, cameramen
United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Bulgaria today (5 May) and met with Prime Minister Boyko Borisov to discuss climate change, nuclear safety, disaster risk reduction and the fight against corruption.
At a press conference following his meeting with Borisov in Bulgaria’s capital Sofia, Ban told journalists “Bulgaria is moving from a recipient of UN development assistance to a donor” adding that it is “now also sharing your experiences and lessons in democratic transition with the people of the Middle East and North Africa.”
He noted the country’s efforts to promote greater regional cooperation and global security. Today, more than 600 Bulgarians are stationed in Afghanistan.
Ban also met with Sofia’s mayor Yordanka Fandakova and Tsetska Tsacheva, the Chair of the country’s National Assembly. His visit to the Eastern European nation will continue tomorrow.
