SARAJEVO, March 13 (FENA) – On the occasion of Bulgaria’s National Day, the Embassy of Bulgaria in Bosnia and Herzegovina organized a photo exhibition last night at the Europe House in Sarajevo, dedicated to the Bulgarian scientific research mission in Antarctica, which has been active there for more than 30 years.

The exhibition will remain open to visitors in the coming days.

The host of the event was the Bulgarian Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Valeri Ivanov Yotov, while Christo Pimpirev, a scientist and the leader of the Bulgarian research mission in Antarctica, announced in his address to the guests that a representative from Bosnia and Herzegovina could join their colleagues in the Antarctic scientific mission next year.

As part of this event at the Europe House, a documentary film detailing the mission was shown, and books were presented that discuss Christo Pimpirev’s engagement and the expedition itself.

Pimpirev is also expected to meet today with young people from Bosnia and Herzegovina.

St. Kliment Ohridski Base is a Bulgarian Antarctic scientific base on Livingston Island. It was established in 1988 and was named in honor of St. Kliment Ohridski by order of President Zhelyu Zhelev in 1993.

The Bulgarians landed in the area of the present-day base between April 26 and 28, 1988, with the help of the Soviet research ship Mikhail Somov. Initially, the base facilities were intended for Alexander Island, but as the ship failed to anchor there, two prefabricated huts were unloaded on Livingston Island instead.

The facilities were later renovated and officially opened as a permanent base on December 11, 1993.

The base is accessible to scientists from Bulgaria and other countries for research in the fields of geology, biology, glaciology, topography, and geography.