<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:times new roman;color:#222222">President Ram Nath Kovind said India and Bulgaria have strong historical ties. Addressing the Indiab business leaders in Sofia,Bulgaria, President said common thread is cultural and spiritual heritage that binds two countries.<br />''<br />''</span></p>''<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:times new roman;color:#222222">He said  India has imparted a new energy to its economic development and it will become world's largest consumer market soon. President said Indians in Bulgaria are our cultural ambassadors.  <o:p /></span></p>''<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:times new roman;color:#222222">Tomorrow president will address students at the Sofia university and unveil  bust of Mahatma Gandhi.  <o:p /></span></p>