Atanasov

MEMORANDUM *

We have jurisdiction under former 8 U. S.C. § 1105a(a), and we deny the petition.

The Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) sufficiently addressed Petitioner’s assignments of error. It also stated the specific grounds for its decision which enables us to conduct our review. 1 Thus, contrary to Petitioner’s argument, the BIA’s decision “me[t] the minimum standards for articulating reasons for denying relief’ and was not an abuse of discretion.

Moreover, there was substantial evidence to support the BIA’s determination that Petitioner had not established a well-founded fear of future persecution and thus was not eligible for asylum. 3 Most importantly, Petitioner failed to address the opinion letter from the Department of State, which details the changed country conditions in Bulgaria. 4 In addition, there was evidence that Petitioner had earned financial success in his career as a ship’s captain in the Bulgarian merchant marine, that Bulgarian authorities never disturbed *952 his family, and that he had no difficulty traveling out of Bulgaria. In light of this evidence, Petitioner’s testimony concerning his fears that the hard-line communists know of his assistance…