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Bulgaria's Defense Minister Nikolay Mladenov will host the high-profile event. Photo by BGNES
The annual meeting of the Ministers of Defense of South-Eastern Europe will take place in Sofia, starting on Wednesday. The event will also be attended by the defense ministers of the countries, which have the status of observers – Georgia, Moldova, Montenegro and Serbia.
Bulgaria took over the rotating Chairmanship of the South-Eastern Europe Defence Ministerial (SEDM) process on July 15, 2009.
At the forum, the ministers will sign an Agreement on the Coordination Committee in the Framework of the SEDM and a Fifth Additional Protocol to the Agreement establishing the Multilateral Peace Force Southeastern Europe.
A meeting between Bulgarian Defense Minister Krasimir Karakachanov and James Matisse, Secretary of Defense of the United States, was held in Brussels today, February 15, in the framework of the NATO Defense Ministers' Meeting in Brussels.
Deputy Prime Minister for Public Order and Security and Defense Minister Krasimir Karakachanov will take part in the Informal Meeting of Defense Ministers of the EU Member States in Tallinn on September 7, during the Estonian EU Council presidency.
The US is planning a USD 1 B security fund to strengthen its military presence in Europe, the country's President Barack Obama said in Poland.
Defense Ministers from NATO countries are to meet in Brussels to work on a response to Russia's actions regarding the Ukraine crisis.
The members of the European Parliament have urged EU High Representative for Foreign Policy Catherine Ashton to recognize the Interim National Council as official representing the Libyan opposition.
France has become the first country to officially recognize the Libyan opposition transitional National Council, as the country's legitimate government.
GERB leader Boyko Borissov has called for the establishment of a state-owned gunpowder factory in Bulgaria
Armin Papperger, the CEO of Rheinmetall, a prominent German defense company involved in military support for Ukraine, visited Bulgaria at the invitation of President Rumen Radev
The Bulgarian Parliament has approved the purchase of Javelin anti-tank missiles from the United States for 153 million leva
Dimo Gyaurov, the former head of Bulgaria's National Intelligence Service, claimed that Bulgaria is rife with Russian spies
European nations bordering the Black Sea, particularly Bulgaria and Romania, are anxiously observing US-Russia peace talks in Saudi Arabia
Bulgaria's Ministry of Defense is preparing legislative changes to introduce mandatory military training for specific professional groups
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