A memorandum was signed for an assistance program to the Bulgarian Parliament. The memo was signed by the Bulgarian Parliament and the administration of the United Nations Development Programme, the Embassies of Germany, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the United States. "The objective is to support the legislative process and improve the communication between the legislative and executive branches of government," Ognyan Gerdzhikov, Parliament Speaker said. "The program will help streamline the activities related to the country's fundamental priorities, namely the future accession to the European Union and NATO, and enhance the interaction of the MPs with NGOs and the mass media," Gerdzikov added.