site.btaContinue the Change Co-leader Vassilev: Government Coalition Agreement to Be Signed on Friday

December 9 (BTA) - A coordination meeting of the leaders of the four parties who are expected to sign a government coalition agreement (Continue the Change, the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP), There Is Such a People (TISP), Democratic Bulgaria (DB)) was held at the National Assembly, the Continue the Change press center told BTA here on Thursday.

Emerging from the meeting, Continue the Change co-leader Asen Vassilev said the partners had approved the final texts of the agreement which is to be signed on Friday.

Continue the Change initially expected BSP, TISP and DB to approve the draft agreement which they had received on Wednesday for review, but BSP deferred its signing, demanding additional amendments in the Social Services Act.

"We had disagreements on social legislative changes but solved them", BSP leader Kornelia Ninova said later.

BSP National Council will hold a meeting at 13 p.m. on Friday, Ninova added. In her words, BSP will announce their ministerial nominations after the meeting of the National Council, which is expected to approve the government coalition agreement.