Bulgaria's caretaker Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikolay Milkov stated in response to a question of BNR that he will make a proposal to the President for the appointment of an ambassador to NATO . "I was also asked this question by the parliamentary..
Retirees account for more than 10% of the personnel of the Bulgarian armed forces. This is made clear in a written reply given by outgoing Defence Minister Dragomir Zakov to a question by Democratic Bulgaria MP Martin Dimitrov. There are 4,107..
The Ministry of Defence has ensured full possible transparency of the entire process for the purchase of the second batch of F-16 aircraft. On social media, outgoing Defence Minister Dragomir Zakov pointed out that Bulgaria’s request about..
Bulgaria has negotiated compensations for the delay in the delivery of F-16 fighter jets, outgoing Minister of Defense Dragomir Zakov said during a hearing at the National Assembly Committee on Defense, the BNT reports. In his words, there are two..
There is absolutely no threat to navigation, tourism and tourists on the Bulgarian Black Sea coast, Bulgaria’s outgoing Minister of Defense Dragomir Zakov said for the BNT. Bulgaria’s seacoast is safe for tourism. Sometimes pieces of military..
More NATO countries are to join the battle group in Bulgaria, Defence Minister Dragomir Zakov announced after the NATO defence ministers meeting in Brussels. Sofia has an arrangement with Italy for it to take the command of the battle group as..
Bulgaria’s Defence Minister Dragomir Zakov discussed, in Sofia, security and military exercises after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine with his counterpart from North Macedonia Slavjanka Petrovska. “We face a very clear task, as do the coming..
The second batch of eight F-16 fighter jets could be delivered by 2027 . This was said by Defence Minister Dragomir Zakov to the Defence Committee in Parliament. "We are still in talks with the American side. We have not yet reached the stage of..
Minister of Defence Dragomir Zakov expressed concern over the false bomb threats on board passenger airplanes. “What is worrying us is that such cases are now happening on a regular basis. We have to find out, together with our..
There is no direct military threat to national security, but when a war is waged a few hundred kilometers from Bulgaria, the risks are high, the country's Defense Minister Dragomir Zakov told BNR . He has no fears that "Bulgaria will be left without..
