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Sofia hosts the 16th Conference of the Chiefs of Defence of the Balkan Countries

Bulgarian Chief of Defence Admiral Emil Eftimov.
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The annual conference of the Chiefs of Defence of the Balkan countries will be held today in Sofia. 

Bulgarian Chief of Defence Admiral Emil Eftimov will welcome his colleagues from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, the Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Turkey and Montenegro, as well as the representatives of the observer countries Slovenia and Croatia. 

Bulgarian President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Rumen Radev, Chairman of the EU Military Committee General Robert Briger are also expected to join.

The Balkan Chiefs of Defence Forum was founded 17 years ago and is now one of the most significant examples of regional military cooperation.



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