On November 18, Estonian foreign minister Urmas Paet and Bulgarian counterpart Ivailo Kalfin will open a Bulgarian-Estonian business forum in Sofia as part of Paet's official visit to Bulgaria, the press service of the Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

During his two-day stay in the country, Paet will be accompanied by a 15-member business delegation. He is scheduled to have a private meeting with Kalfin, followed by plenary talks between the two delegations. The talks will focus on the condition of the bilateral Bulgarian-Estonian relations, European Union enlargement, the European neighbourhood policy, energy security, security policy and regional co-operation, among others.

During his visit to Bulgaria Paet will also meet Vice-president Angel Marin and Deputy Speaker of Parliament Ekaterina Mihailova. He will leave the country on November 19.