Bulgarian Minister of Defense Dragomir Zakov is on an official visit to Greece at the invitation of his Greek counterpart Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos. Today, the two ministers discuss co-operation between Bulgaria and Greece in the sphere of defense..
The second batch of eight F-16 fighter jets could be delivered by 2027 . This was said by Defence Minister Dragomir Zakov to the Defence Committee in Parliament. "We are still in talks with the American side. We have not yet reached the stage of..
There is no direct military threat to national security, but when a war is waged a few hundred kilometers from Bulgaria, the risks are high, the country's Defense Minister Dragomir Zakov told BNR . He has no fears that "Bulgaria will be left without..
“The financing for defence could be increased, provided there are concrete projects,” Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Assen Vassilev stated today, and added that if there are Ministry of Defence projects which have not been presented..
Reducing tension s is a top priority for the Bulgarian government , Premier Kiril Petkov noted at an extraordinary sitting of the National Assembly. Bulgaria’s Parliament requested the hearing of Premier Petkov, Bulgaria’s Minister of..
Minister of Defence Stefan Yanev called for a responsible state policy in defence and security, and for transparent planning and financing. In his New Year address he called for “an effective foreign policy and diplomacy in the context of the..
Chief of Defence Admiral Emil Eftimov called for a broad-based political consensus with regard to the projects for the modernization of the army. Bulgaria’s defence “is not consistent with the rates of armament and rearmament of the neighbouring..
Issues of the strategic partnership between Bulgaria and the United States in the field of defence were discussed in Sofia by the Bulgarian Minister of Defence Georgi Panayotov and the US Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defence for European and Nato..
Minister of Defence Georgi Panayotov held a video conference call with Mara Karlin, Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs on issues pertaining to the US' international security. Mara Karlin expressed gratitude..
As of July 1, 2021, Bulgaria will become the rotating chair of the SEDM process (South East Europe Defence Ministerial). In preparation for the adoption of the mandate, representatives of the current President of the Republic of Albania are visiting..
