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Syrian President Bashar Assad (L) pictured here during his meeting with Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov in Damascus, Syria in April 2010. Photo by EPA/BGNES
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is arriving on a two-day official visit to Sofia Tuesday accompanied by a sizable business delegation and his spouse Asma al-Assad.
Al-Assad is coming on the invitation of Bulgarian President, Georgi Parvanov.
The meeting's agenda between the two Heads of State includes an overview of bilateral relations after Bulgaria's EU accession, intensifying business, investments and trade, and issues in the Middle East.
Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov, will host an official lunch in honor of al-Assad. The Syrian President will also meet with the speaker of the Parliament, Tsetska Tsacheva.
The Tuesday agenda ends with the two presidents officially opening the Bulgarian-Syrian business forum.
The visit of Bashar al-Assad to Sofia will be the first visit of a Syrian head of state since his father Hafez al-Assad last was in Bulgaria in October 1987. Back then communist Bulgaria before 1989 and Syria enjoyed especially good relations.
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