'Vezhen' Detention Spurs NATO Response and Bulgarian Investigation (UPDATED)
The Bulgarian shipping company Navibulgar is conducting its own investigation into the incident involving the ship "Vezhen," which was detained in the Baltic Sea
Bulgaria will send to Afghanistan a training and communications team as part of the NATO forces in the region.
The news was announced Sunday by Bulgaria's Defense Minister, Nikolay Tsonev, who attended the NATO summit in Strasbourg.
The Minister further said his Ministry was also considering sending a military field hospital to consolidate all country's medical teams in Afghanistan in one location.
The NATO operation in the region is seen as a top priority for the Alliance. At the summit, the US asked NATO members to increase their presence in the region before the August elections.
Bulgaria has 500 rangers in Afghanistan, but currently lacks the possibility to send more military, according to Tsonev, who said the Defense Ministry would rather reconsider Bulgaria's rangers' assignment in Kabul to provide elections' security jointly with other countries.
Starting Monday, the Defense Ministry will begin preparing the training and communications group.
A new deployment of 500 will depart for Kabul in the beginning of September.
The UK committed in Strasbourg into sending additional 900 rangers to the region, while Spain and Germany promised 600 each.
By the end of September, Bulgaria is set to receive eight F-16 Block 70 fighter jets
The Bulgarian Ministry of Defense has reported a significant rise in the number of individuals interested in joining the military
A joint contingent of border security officers from Bulgaria, Austria, Romania, and Hungary will officially begin operations today
Bulgaria has officially received its first F-16 Block 70 fighter jet at a ceremony held at Lockheed Martin’s production facility in Greenville, South Carolina
Lockheed Martin is officially handing over the first of eight F-16 fighter jets to the Bulgarian Air Force
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