The 38th Bulgarian military contingent was sent on a six month mission to Afghanistan with a festive ceremony in the town of Haskovo. It will participate at NATO’s Resolute Support mission. The 38th military contingent of the Bulgarian armed forces consists of 150 service men. 112 of them will be part of the company that will guard an airport in Kandahar. The rest of the staff formed by military advisers and staff officers will serve at the headquarters of the NATO mission and at different institutions in Afghanistan. The national commander of the contingent is Colonel Ivan Ivanov from the Logistics Directorate at the Bulgarian Ministry of Defense. Colonel Valeri Dimitrov from Operations and Training Directorate is assistant commander of the 38th Bulgarian military contingent. Over half of the service men already took part at international missions. Bulgaria’s participation at the mission is in line with this country’s responsibilities as a NATO member.
“ There will only be negotiations among party leaders if they are for the formation of a ruling majority and a regular government,” GERB party declared at a briefing after a meeting of GERB’s executive commission, in regard to a possible meeting..
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The first marble statue discovered in the ancient city of Heraclea Sintica on 3 July, is probably of Lucius – grandson of Roman Emperor Octavian..
During the night, the weather will be predominantly clear and calm. There will be fog or low clouds before midday in parts of the lowlands, valleys..
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