Bulgarian Foreign Minister Nikolay Mladenov is expected to pay a visit to Turkey at the invitation of his Turkish counterpart on Wednesday, September 7, to discuss bilateral and regional affairs.

A statement released by the Foreign Ministry said Mladenov will discuss all aspects of bilateral relations along with regional and international affairs with Turkish officials during the visit.

The Bulgarian minister is also expected to have talks with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and EU minister and Turkey’s chief EU negotiator Egemen Bağış.

“The visit of neighbor, friend and ally Bulgaria’s Foreign Minister Mr. Mladenov to Turkey will further contribute to development of currently strong and multi-dimensional Turkish-Bulgarian relations,” the statement said.