Christoph Zoepel, Minister of State at the German Foreign Ministry is expected to arrive for political talks in Bulgaria, the German Embassy in Sofia announced. Zoepel will attend a conference on `The Contribution of New Democracies to Euro-Atlantic Security` to be hosted by President Peter Stoyanov on October 5 in Sofia. Zoepel is to meet Ognyan Gerdzhikov, Bulgarian Parliament Speaker, Meglena Kouneva, Bulgaria`s Chief Negotiator with the EU, and Deputy Agriculture Minister Meglena Plougcheva. The guest is also scheduled to hold talks with Coalition for Bulgaria floor leader Georgi Purvanov and United Democratic Forces floor leader Nadezhda Mihailova, the Embassy also announced.