EC President Ursula von der Leyen has landed in Sopot, BGNES reports.

She was greeted personally by Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov. Accompanied by him, as well as by Defense Minister Atanas Zapryanov and GERB leader Boyko Borisov, von der Leyen is visiting the largest state-owned military enterprise in the country, Vazovski Mashinostroitelni Zavodi EAD.

Later, von der Leyen will hold a meeting with Bulgarian Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov. The two will discuss issues related to European security and defense. A short briefing for the media is scheduled to follow.

The President of the European Commission is on a tour of the countries on the eastern border of the EU—Latvia, Finland, Estonia, Poland, Lithuania, Bulgaria, and Romania. President von der Leyen's visit will underscore the EU's support for member states facing challenges at their common borders with Russia and Belarus. I BGNES