Bulgarian president expected in Prague for talks

Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev is expected to arrive in Prague on Monday for a two-day official visit. His talks with President Zeman and Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka are expected to focus on European security, the migrant crisis and bilateral cooperation. The migrant crisis is a particularly sensitive issue in Bulgaria since the country borders on Turkey and would be strongly impacted in the event of an uncoordinated migrant exodus to Western Europe. President Plevneliev will also meet with the speakers of the upper and lower houses of Parliament and be given a tour of St. Vitus Cathedral. The last visit by a Bulgarian head of state to the Czech Republic was in 2009 by then president Georgi Parvanov.