Deputy Foreign Minister Dimitris Mardas met at the Foreign Ministry today with the Bulgarian Ambassador to Athens, Emilia IvanovaKraleva.During the meeting, which took place in an excellent atmosphere, the collocutors focused on issues of common interest, based on the priority of further expanding bilateral cooperation in various sectors. Special reference was made to the need to upgrade the existing cross-border infrastructure of the two countries, as well as to effective cooperation, including within the framework of the EU, on cross-border water issues.