Prime Minister Sergei Stanishev will welcome the participants in the 10th meeting of the international committee on Decade of Roma Inclusion initiative.

The event will begin on June 12 in Sofia.

Labour and Social Policy Minister Emilia Maslarova, World Bank deputy president Shigeo Katsu and Open Society Institute (ISO) president George Soros will take part in the discussions.

The meeting participants are expected to discuss the next steps in the Decade of Roma Inclusion initiative for the period from 2005 to 2015.

Bulgaria will pass on its presidency of the initiative to Hungary.

Best European practices concerning European fund utilisation for Roma integration feature among subjects of discussion at the forum.