The 40 th contingent of the Bulgarian army from the NATO Resolute Support mission in Afghanistan was sent off with an official ceremony at Plovdiv airport. I believe the planned rotation has been a success because we have kept the..
The Black Sea is of strategic importance for NATO and we are constantly assessing the need to further strengthen our presence , NATO’s Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said at a joint press conference with Romania’s Premier Ludovic Orban. We have..
The NATO mission in Iraq, which employs two Bulgarian officers, will be temporarily evacuated to a neighboring country, most likely Kuwait. The term of service of the Bulgarians ends in 2 weeks and then it will be decided whether to send other..
“Crimea is to the left of the Black Sea, Istanbul is to the right and Kosovo is behind us. So, the principle I am upholding and fortunately our colleague Stoltenberg upholds as well is defense and deterrence. That is why we arm ourselves- to be..
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has announced in Brussels that, at his meeting with Bulgaria’s Prime Minister, Boyko Borissov has made a proposal to set up a NATO Naval Coordination Center in the Black Sea in the Bulgarian coastal city of..
NATO countries are divided into manufacturers and customers. If a country had a strong, high-tech economy, producing military equipment for itself and for export and if investments went for modernisation, there would be no pressure on its social..
Prime Minister Boyko Borisov's words to journalists on his way to the US that he would not allow a NATO Black Sea military base on the territory of Bulgaria have drawn criticism from the Atlantic Council in Bulgaria. They said that such a statement did..
Bulgaria holds between 60 and 70% of the export of so-called "non-standard weapons" to NATO. These are weapons that are produced according to the standards of the former Warsaw Pact. These are major agreements that go through US companies and are..
The U.S. Embassy in Bulgaria is pleased to announce that the U.S. Department of State Official Blog DipNote praises Bulgaria as an ally on which America can depend. The Department of State DipNote states that the Republic of Bulgaria and the United..
Bulgaria’s Deputy Premier and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ekaterina Zaharieva will participate at the NATO Foreign Ministers Meeting in Brussels. The Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the 29 NATO members as well as the Republic of North Macedonia will..
