Borisov specified that the ties with the Vatican were wonderful, but described the issue with Kiril Marichkov as delicate and said he would discuss it with Bulgarian Foreign Minister Nikolay Mladenov.
“We are not against people’s sexual identity,” said Borisov, but noted he was ready to hold a debate on the issue neither with the Vatican, nor at a world level, nor even at a Bulgarian level.
He reiterated he was not aware of the details, but promised the issue would be settled.
On Tuesday AFP reported that the Vatican has not accepted Bulgaria's proposed ambassador to the Holy See, apparently rejecting diplomat Kiril Marichkov for writing a racy novel featuring gay sex and prostitution.
Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi said that "the proposal has not been agreed to," leading observers to surmise that Marichkov had been rejected over a graphic scene in his successful 2005 novel "Clandestination".
The book, based on the lives of illegal immigrants in Italy, features one scene where a desperate young eastern European man prostitutes himself with a man he picks up on a
Rome street, before begging God's forgiveness.
Lombardi would not comment on Sofia's chosen candidate for the post, but confirmed there was no current Bulgarian ambassador at the Vatican.
"It's essential that there be an agreement before an appointment," he said.