translation.bs: To je bio jedan od razloga zašto je njegovo ministarstvo uspostavilo Sofijsku platformu kao "sredstvo okupljanja aktivista, političara i novinara s Bliskog Istoka i sjeverne Afrike, uz kolege iz centralne i istočne Evrope, u cilju proučavanja iskustava u tranziciji," izjavio je Mladenov.
translation.en: That was one of the reasons why his ministry established the Sofia Platform as "a tool to bring together activists, politicians and journalists from the Middle East and North Africa, with counterparts from Central and East Europe to study experience in transition," Mladenov said.