Bulgarian Minister of Foreign Affairs Daniel Mitov will meet with his Italian counterpart Paolo Gentiloni, who is on a working visit to Bulgaria, the press office of the Bulgarian ministry announced.

The two ministers will discuss the bilateral political and economic cooperation, the cooperation between Bulgaria and Italy within the international organisations, the energy security, the EU migration and enlargement policies.

Mr Mitov and Mr Gentiloni will also discuss the situation in Syria and Iraq, the fight against the Islamic State, as well as the crisis in Ukraine.

Italian Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni will also attend the official closing ceremony of the Bulgarian-Italian Business Forum, which will take place at the Hilton hotel on the same day.