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Greek, Bulgarian governments to hold joint meeting in Sofia

Wed, Jul 21 2010 15:53 CET

byThe Sofia Echo staff

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Greek, Bulgarian governments to hold joint meeting in Sofia

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov, left, and Greek prime minister George Papandreou

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Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov and his Greek counterpart George Papandreou will co-chair a joint sitting of their two countries' cabinets in the Bulgarian capital Sofia on July 27 2010, the Bulgarian Foreign Ministry said.

The meeting will see the signing of agreements on defence, sport, culture, finance, economics, labour and social policy, health and energy.

The plan is for the two governments to meet in this way once a year, with deputy ministers meeting twice a year.

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