Director General of the Bulgarian News Agency (BTA) Kiril Valchev on Sunday met with the first Bulgarian cosmonaut, Georgi Ivanov, near the town of Ihtiman, at the country's oldest golf course, which Ivanov co-founded in 2000. .

During the meeting, Valchev presented Ivanov with the first English-language copy of BTA's LIK magazine, inspired by the 45th anniversary of Ivanov's space flight on April 10, 1979. Valchev said that the April issue, which is dedicated to the Bulgarian footprint in space, will be distributed to BTA's foreign news agency partners. He added that the initiative aims to promote Bulgaria's achievements abroad, as Ivanov's flight made Bulgaria the sixth country to send a man into space.

Ivanov also agreed to sign copies of the magazine, creating a unique gift for BTA partners.

Issues of LIK magazine are available for free download on the BTA website.

Valchev also presented Ivanov with the book Bulgarian News Agency 125 Years. News in File: 1898-2023, which features a major domestic and international event from each of BTA's 125 years, with Ivanov's 1979 space flight featured as a landmark event for that year.

The meeting was also attended by Bozhana Dimitrova, presenter for a long time at the Bulgarian National Radio./BTA-KosovaPress