Turkish President Abdullah Gul met Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borisov in Sofia on Monday.

Following the closed-doors meeting, Borisov hosted a working lunch in honor of Gul.

Earlier in the day, Gul had a meeting with Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov and the two presidents appeared at a joint press conference.

Later on Monday, Gul will address businessmen at Turkey-Bulgaria Business Forum. He will also hold meetings with Bulgaria's head mufti Mustafa Alis Haci and Bulgarian Parliament Speaker Tsetska Tsacheva, and receive Turkish-Bulgarian Friendship Group's Chairman Ramadan Atalay.

Gul will attend a dinner which will be hosted by Parvanov in his honor.

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