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Chairman of European Union Military Committee pays official visit to Sofia

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Chairman of the European Union Military Committee, General Mikhail Kostarakos, is on an official visit to Bulgaria. He has met with Defense Chief Lieutenant General Andrey Botsev and with Bulgarian Minister of Defense Krassimir Karakachanov.

The focus of talks that took place in the Ministry of Defense in Sofia were issues related to European defense and the security of the Western Balkans.

General Kostarakos also pointed out the strong engagement of Bulgaria's military forces in missions and operations of the European Union.


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