Foreign Minister in Sofia on Monday
Foreign minister
Dimitris Avramopoulos will be in Sofia on Monday for a tripartite meeting of
the foreign ministers of Greece, Bulgaria and Romania to discuss developments
in the region and progress in the EU enlargement process.
The ministers are also expected to discuss the ongoing negotiations for a new EU Fiscal Framework, efforts to deal with the economic crisis at European level, cooperation among the three countries in all sectors, and the latest developments in the Middle East.
From Bulgaria,
Avramopoulos will head to Egypt to take part in the meeting of EU-Arab foreign
ministers and a meeting of the EU Action Group-Egypt.
A foreign ministry announcement said that the minister's second visit to Egypt in just two months underlines the indivisible bonds of friendship and cooperation between the two countries and the high level of their bilateral relations, which are expected to be reaffirmed during Avramopoulos' meeting with the Egyptian foreign minister Mohamed Kamel Amr.
In the past two years, in light of the significant developments in the Arab world, Greece has worked consistently for reinforcement of the EU's relations with the Arab League, and with Egypt specifically, the ministry announcement said.