A Mi-17 military helicopter crashed during a training flight over Krumovo airbase in Southern Bulgaria. Two crew officers were killed and the flight engineer was injured. His injuries are not life-threatening. At a special briefing, Defence..
Deputy Prime Minister for public order and security and Minister of Defence Krasimir Karakachanov took part in the meeting of defence ministers of the B9 countries which opened in Bucharest today. At the meeting, the delegations of Bulgaria,..
The celebrations in Sofia on occasion of Bulgaria’s National Liberation Day March 3 started with 20 gun salutes, the Bulgarian national anthem and a ceremony of hoisting the national flag in front of the Monument to the Unknown Soldier. Bulgaria’s..
Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Krasimir Karakachanov met with the assistant to the head of the Presidency of State Security of Saudi Arabia Abdullah bin Abdulkarim bin Abdul Aziz Al-Essa. The meeting marks the deepening..
One of the conditions for Bulgaria’s support for the integration of Serbia in NATO and EU is regard of the rights of Bulgarian minorities in that country, Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Krasimir Karakachanov said in an interview for..
Bulgarian Defence Minister Krasimir Karakachanov described as a historical scandal the statement made by the spokesperson for the Russian Foreign Ministry that the deportation of Jews from Bulgaria had been averted thanks to the Soviet army...
Bulgaria supports Macedonia’s bid to join NATO and EU, Bulgaria’s Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense Krasimir Karakachanov told his Macedonian counterpart Radmila Šekerinska who is paying an official visit to Bulgaria. Ministers Karakachanov and..
Every country is under threat from radicalization, Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Krasimir Karakachanov told the press on the sidelines of the 13 th International Conference “Terrorism and Electronic Media” underway..
The Defence Ministers of Bulgaria and Macedonia Krasimir Karakachanov and Radmila Sekerinska discussed, in Skopje, opportunities for training Macedonian servicemen at Bulgarian military educational establishments. Particular emphasis..
Defence Minister Krasimir Karakachanov will discuss issues pertaining to bilateral cooperation in the military sphere with Macedonia’s Defence Minister Radmila Sekerinska in Skopje today. Minister Karakachanov will raise the question of holding..
