On i Bush susreli su se nakon službene svečanosti dočeka i polaganja vijenca na Spomenik neznanom junaku u centru Sofije, gdje je američki predsjednik pozdravio i bugarske vojnike koji su služili u Iraku i Afganistanu.
He and Bush met after an official welcoming ceremony and wreath laying at the Monument to the Unknown Soldier in downtown Sofia, where the US president also greeted Bulgarian soldiers who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan.