He spoke of the need to remember the real tragedy of the infected children.

He thanked everyone...the EU, Commissioner Benita Ferrero Waldner, Barroso, Sarkozy, the Brits, Americans, Russians, Greeks, EU partners, and so on.

He acknowledged that mistakes had probably been made in how the whole eight-year affair (three different governments during that time) was handled, but that he would not judge it. The government needed to learn from these mistakes.

He went on to talk about how this shows that the governmental institutions are committed to working for Bulgarians and again how the EU partners helped bring this about.

My comments...Bulgarians were already among the most enthusiastic EU supporters (see the recent Eurobarometer). This is likely to even increase that.

Also, apparently behind the scenes the Emir of Qatar was instrumental in getting the final deal signed. This is now being widely reported in the Bulgarian press.