Defense Minister Nikolai Svinarov will open the 58th autumn meeting of the NATO Training Group Working Group on Individual Training and Education Developmens (NTG WG IT & ED) in Sofia on October 8. This is the first time a non-NATO country will host the Group`s meeting.The four-day working meeting will be attended by representatives of NATO Allies and Partners: Austria, Azerbaijan, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Latvia, Macedonia, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Turkey, Ukraine and the US. They will discuss the training of non-commissioned officers, distance learning, the acquisition of leadership skills, and the study of the cultural values of the NATO Allies and Partners.