Mr. Georgi Draichev, CEO of the BSE said: "We feel very honoured by the unanimous decision of the General Assembly of FESE to approve the application of the Bulgarian Stock Exchange for Corresponding Membership in this prestigious organisation. Our management, all our staff have worked very hard in the last years to set up a modern and efficient stock market, which satisfies the requirements both of the issuers and the investors. With Bulgaria's accession to the EU set for 2007, we consider it as our main goal to even more fully apply European standards to our activities. Becoming a Corresponding Member of FESE undoubtedly gives us the possibility to access valuable information and receive advice from the more developed partner Exchanges in Europe."
"We look forward to a fruitful co-operation with FESE", the CEO added.