SOFIA, May 25 (MENA) - On the second day of his working visit to the Moldovan capital Chisinau, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Georg Georgiev met with Moldovan Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mihai Popsoi, as well as the country's Deputy Prime Minister for European Integration Cristina Gherasimov.

In the framework of the talks with Minister Popsoi, the sides discussed prospects for advancing bilateral dialogue and ways for expanding cooperation between Bulgaria and Moldova in all areas of mutual interest, the Bulgarian News Agency reported, citing a statement from the country's foreign ministry.

Moldova's European future and the excellent level of political dialogue between the two countries were the focus of the meeting.

"Bulgaria is among the strongest and most active supporters of Moldova's European integration," Georgiev said. "Stable, secure, politically independent and prosperous states in our immediate neighborhood are of strategic importance for national and regional security," he stressed.

Discussing concrete forms of Bulgarian support for Moldova's European integration was in the focus of the talks between Georgiev and Deputy Prime Minister for European Integration Cristina Gherasimov.

The meeting also touched on the establishment of close institutional cooperation for the exchange of Bulgarian experience, good practices and lessons learned from Bulgaria's pre-accession process to the European Union. (MENA)

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