Bulgarians have survived many empires and Bulgaria will continue to exist despite all tribulations, because the nation has made it clear it knows how to get what it strives for, and in spite of obstacles and potential grave consequences – to achieve its goals. This is said in the address of Prime Minister Boyko Borissov to all Bulgarian nationals on the occasion of the 131^st anniversary since the Unification of the Principality of Bulgaria with Eastern Rumelia. "131 years after the Unification of Bulgaria the great act of our forefathers clearly suggests what Bulgarians are like in times of ordeals and trouble. The oneness of the nation that preceded the Unification is an example of great worth today when the country is faced with a string of challenges not only in national but in global terms as well”, the prime minister said.