The Croatian delegation, which was welcomed at Sofia's airport by Deputy Parliament Speaker Ljuben Kornezov, includes Mato Arlovic of the Social Democratic Party, Darko Mlinaric of the Croatian Democratic Union and Miroslav Rozic of the Croatian Party of Rights.
The Croatian officials will hold talks with Gerdzikov, Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov, Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha and his deputy Plamen Panajotov. They will also hold talks with the chairmen of the committees on European integration, foreign affairs, defence and security.
Apart from bilateral relations, the talks are expected to focus on Bulgaria's experience in preparations for admission to NATO, which Bulgaria joined in April.