Istanbul, July 3 (BTA) - GERB leader and former prime minister Boyko Borissov met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan here on Saturday, it transpires from a video livestreamed on Borissov's Facebook page.

President Erdogan said that the country which was leading the best migration policy in the region was Turkey. "My good friend Boyko Borissov carried out a very good migration policy. Our relations were good. The mutual assistance between Bulgaria and Turkey regarding the migration policy will continue in the future as well," Erdogan noted.

He wished the Bulgarian people unity and solidarity ahead of the July 11 snap elections.

Borissov said he was happy to see Erdogan in good health as well as that the relations between Bulgaria and Turkey are so good. In his words, Bulgarian Muslims are a bridge of friendship between the two peoples.

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