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Sofia Mayor Yordanka Fandakova (left) welcoming Budapest Mayor Istvan Tarlos (right) at Sofia Airport. Photo by Sofia Municipality
Sofia Mayor Yordanka Fandakova has welcomed her counterpart from the Hungarian capital Budapest Istvan Tarlos.
Budapest Mayor Tarlos has arrived in the Bulgarian capital together with a Hungarian delegation on a three-day visit.
His visit in Sofia is within the context of the Hungarian EU Presidency; Tarlos was welcomed at the Sofia International Airport by Sofia Mayor Fandakova and Hungarian Ambassador to Bulgaria Judit Lang.
Tarlos will share with Sofia Municipality Budapest's experience on local administration and improving administrative capacity, and management of mineral water sources, among other topics.
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