Turkey Backs Mark Rutte for NATO Secretary General Role
Turkey has thrown its support behind outgoing Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte for the position of NATO Secretary General,
Army helicopters will provide assistance in monitoring Bulgaria's borders to counter a potential surge in the number of migrants trying to enter the country, Deputy Interior Minister Filip Gunev has said.
In a Saturday interview Gunev commented on the latest developments and fears of a dramatic rise in the influx of asylum seekers as thousands are trying to reach Central Europe via Greece, Macedonia, Serbia and Hungary.
Though the numbers crossing into Bulgaria are considerably low compared to its neighbors, Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic warned earlier this week that the construction of a fence along the border with Hungary might prompt some of the migrants to use Bulgaria as a transit route to other EU member states.
Gunev, however, asserted that Bulgaria was "not a logical route" for migrants.
He said that the Interior Ministry was not intending to deploy additional staff for the moment, but would continue to follow closely the developments in neighboring Macedonia, Turkey and Greece.
At the same time border police and the army are beginning to carry out joint activities at the most critical points of the border and at border crossings, Gunev pointed out. The latter was also suggested at a Friday meeting at the Interior Ministry involving PM Boyko Borisov and Finance Minister Vladislav Goranov.
Also on Friday, Macedonia's police dispersed thousands of asylum seekers trying to reach its territory from Greece. Fearing a humanitarian crisis, Skopje has voiced over the past hours its intention to control its borders more assertively, but has let some 200 people in, most of them women and children.
Police are estimated to have apprehended some 15 000 migrants trying to enter or leave Bulgaria over the past months.
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Bulgaria's Defense Minister, Atanas Zapryanov, affirmed that the reintroduction of mandatory conscription is not under consideration amidst the country's ongoing efforts to modernize its armed forces and enhance military personnel remuneration.
In response to ongoing staffing challenges within the Bulgarian army, the caretaker government is exploring alternative solutions, with military training for security personnel emerging as a potential strategy
Bulgaria's Parliament has taken a significant step towards acquiring eight multi-role F-16 Block 70 aircraft and associated support by ratifying Amendment No. 2 to the Letter of Agreement (LOA) BU-D-SAB.
In an announcement made on Friday, Flotilla Admiral Georgi Penev, Deputy Commander of the Bulgarian Navy, revealed plans for significant upgrades and modernization within the naval forces
Specialists from the United States have conducted an inspection of the repair work at Bulgaria's air base near Graf Ignatievo
Vazovsky Machine Building Plants (VMZ) in Sopot have achieved a remarkable milestone, recording a staggering BGN 828 million in net sales revenue for the year 2023, doubling compared to the previous year
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