site.btaBulgarian Government Delegation Leaving on Working Visit to Greece

A Bulgarian government delegation will visit Athens on February 22 at the invitation of the Greek government, the press service of the Council of Ministers said on Monday. The delegation will be headed by Deputy Prime Minister for EU Funds and Minister of Finance Assen Vassilev, and will include Deputy Prime Minister for Good Governance Kalina Konstantinova, Minister of Energy Alexander Nikolov, and Minister of e-Government Bozhidar Bozhanov.

The Bulgarian delegation will be received by the Prime Minister of Greece Kyriakos Mitsotakis. Talks will be held with a number of other Greek officials, including Finance Minister Christos Staikouras, Alternate Minister for Fiscal Policy Theodoros Skylakakis, Digital Governance Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis, Environment and Energy Minister Kostas Skrekas, and Ministers of State Giorgos Gerapetritis and Akis Skertsos.

The visit to Athens is a continuation of the talks between Prime Minister Kiril Petkov and his Greek counterpart on December 20, 2021 in Sofia. The main purpose of the visit is to prepare a joint meeting of the governments of Bulgaria and Greece, which will be hosted by Bulgaria. It will be the fifth in a row and will take place in the coming months, depending on the progress of preparations.

A wide range of issues of mutual interest will be discussed in Athens, including the implementation of joint infrastructure, transport and energy projects of strategic importance for both countries and for the development of the entire region, the government's press service said.