Greece returned the remains of Tsar Samuel to Bulgaria in exchange for 48 ecclesiastical relics taken by Bulgarian troops at the end of World War I, in a ceremony in Thessaloniki attended by Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. The exchange, which the two leaders said concluded more than 50 years of negotiations between Sofia and Athens, took place at the Museum of Byzantine Culture.

The remains of medieval ruler Czar Samuel have arrived in Bulgaria after decades of negotiations with Greece.

The remains of medieval ruler Czar Samuel arrived in Bulgaria on Saturday, after decades of negotiations with neighboring Greece.