Official delegation of the Supreme Council, 33° of A.A.S.R. in Bulgaria, composed of Ill∴ Nikolay Kalbov, 33° - Sovereign Grand Commander and Ill∴ Ilia Koev, 33° - Grand Secretary General participated in the Feast of the Order of the Supreme Council, 33° for the Republic of Ivory Coast that took place on June 29, 2024 in Abidjan.

Ill∴ Assad Bassit, 33° - Sovereign Grand Commander of the Supreme Council for Côte d'Ivoire, presided a 4° degree solemn ceremony of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite.

The perfectly organized 4° degree solemn ceremony in Abidjan was attended by many members of the Order from Côte d'Ivoire, as well as seven delegations of visiting Supreme Councils. M∴W∴ Sylvere Koyo - Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Côte d'Ivoire also participated in the event.

This was the second participation of the Bulgarian Supreme Council in the Feast of the Order of the Supreme Council, 33° for the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, as the official fraternal relations between the two Councils were established in 2001.

The Supreme Council, 33° for the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire is one of the leaders of its continent and presides over the Confederation of Supreme Councils in Africa. Subordinate bodies of the A.A.S.R. are working under its auspices in Guinea, Congo (Kinshasa) and Burkina Faso.

The event was attended by foreign delegations led by the Sovereign Grand Commanders of France, Bulgaria, Togo, Gabon, Benin, and Haiti. The Supreme Council for Madagascar was represented by its Grand Chancellor.

Sovereign Grand Commander Ill∴ Nikolay Kalbov, 33° congratulated all brothers from Côte d'Ivoire on behalf of the Supreme Council, 33° of A.A.S.R. in Bulgaria and presented a gift related to Bulgarian history

The Bulgarian Supreme Council strengthens and expands its fraternal relations with the Supreme Councils from Africa