Bulgaria Set to Increase Troop Numbers in Afghanistan
Bulgaria Defense Minister, Nikolay Mladenov, stated Friday that Bulgaria is considering sending an extra 20-30 troops to join the Bulgarian force guarding Kandahar Airport.
Bulgaria Defense Minister, Nikolay Mladenov, stated Friday that Bulgaria is considering sending an extra 20-30 troops to join the Bulgarian force guarding Kandahar Airport.
A mass will be served on Friday for the thirteen Bulgarian soldiers, who have been killed in Iraq, where the country's troops have been stationed in crucial central provinces around Shia holy towns including Karbala.
Bulgaria is sending 5 officers to assist the EU police mission in Afghanistan, the Defense Ministry informs Tuesday.
Bulgaria President Georgi Parvanov has called for tighter controls on Bulgarian army spending "that have probably not been in place during the transition years.
Bulgaria has deposited EUR 100 000 in the NATO fund for the strengthening of the Alliance’s Afghanistan mission.
Almost 70 Bulgarians working at the country's delegation to NATO in Brussels, and at the military headquarters in Mons, Belgian, are in a dire situation.
Bulgaria's Defense Minister, Nikolay Mladenov, stated Thursday there is a strong possibility that the country will increase its military contingent in Afghanistan.
Bulgaria's Defense Minister, Nikolay Mladenov, said Thursday that a minor "loophole" in the Public Procurement Act allowed large-scale violations.
The Bulgarian Army is entering a phase in which it will get rid of its Russian-made weaponry, and will gradually replace it with Western arms.
Bulgaria is seriously considering sending at least one representative to take part in the European Union police mission in Afghanistan.
NATO's international forces in Afghanistan need a radically new strategy in Afghanistan if they are to succeed there.
Bulgaria's government is going to authorize Wednesday the use of planes and helicopters of the Ministry of Defense for health emergencies.
Bulgaria is not going to reduce the number of its troops in Afghanistan despite the financial difficulties of its Defense Ministry.
The Kandahar airport in Afghanistan has been attacked by a rocket, the Bulgarian Defense Ministry informed.
Bulgaria Defense Minister, Nikolay Mladenov, has welcomed the adoption of Serbia and Montenegro as full members of the Ministers of Defense of South-Eastern Europe meeting format.
The US has no intentions of investing any additional funds in the joint-use military training facilities in Bulgaria, Defense Minister, Nikolay Mladenov states Wednesday.
The annual meeting of the Ministers of Defense of South-Eastern Europe will take place in Sofia, starting on Wednesday.
The US Embassy in Sofia issued Tuesday a press release to clarify the US official position on the use and the intentions of the joint Bulgarian-US military training facilities such as the one in Novo Selo.
Bulgarian businessmen from the city of Sliven took part Tuesday in a meeting with US army officers at the Novo Selo training ground.
The Bulgarian Defense Ministry is considering increasing the country’s military contingent in Afghanistan and reducing the mission in Bosnia.
Bulgaria needs new multirole jet fighters, and this will be a priority of the Defense Ministry.
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