During the official visit of  the Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov  to Turkey on 16-17 December 2008, the President of the Republic of Turkey H.E. Mr. Abdullah Gül and H.E. Mr. Georgi Parvanov agreed to establish a Joint Commission between the Foreign Ministries of the two countries with a view to finding solutions to the pending issues on the bilateral agenda.

The first meeting of the Joint Commission headed by the  Undersecretaries of the Foreign Ministries of Turkey and Bulgaria will take place on 18 May 2009  in Ankara.