She says Bulgaria will be a good ally: "They're really brilliant at math and science, and they have famous wine." (Quelle: Der Spiegel ONLINE)
Avis Bohlen, a former second-in-command at the American Embassy in France and an ambassador to Sofia in the late 1990's, calls Bulgaria "a very gutsy little country" that has worked hard to improve. (Quelle: Der Spiegel ONLINE)
During the cold war Bulgaria was valued by Moscow for the canned tomatoes it sent in winter, and by France for sending attar of roses, distilled rose oil that was the binding agent for French perfume. (Quelle: Der Spiegel ONLINE)