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Great Britain returns to Bulgaria illicitly exported artefacts

Photo: Bulgarian Ministry of Culture

At an official ceremony held today at the Bulgarian Embassy in London, the competent authorities of the United Kingdom returned to Bulgaria illicitly exported cultural values​​. The ceremony was opened by the Bulgarian Ambassador to Great Britain Marin Raykov. 

The London Police, the Border Force, Kent Police and representatives of the British Museum attended the ceremony. Customs and police officers who seized the smuggled cultural values were special guests of the event, announced the Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.




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