(ANSA) - TRIESTE, SEP 11 - Enlargement, security, support for Ukraine, connectivity, and good governance, as well as the TEN-T network and the IMEC initiative as essential tools for economic development, were among the topics discussed today in Sofia by the Secretary General of the Central European Initiative (CEI), Franco Dal Mas, and Bulgarian Foreign Minister Georg Georgiev. Corridor 8, which connects the Black Sea and the Adriatic, was also mentioned. "Only through concrete cooperation can we transform today's challenges into opportunities for growth and shared stability," Dal Mas said, emphasising the political importance of the European integration process to the continent's security. He then reiterated the CEI's commitment to assisting candidate countries, promoting good neighbourly relations, setting positive examples, and implementing the standards required to achieve the common goal of integration. (ANSA).