BTA. Defence Minister: Bulgaria must integrate firmly with its allies to ensure common security

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YEREVAN, JUNE 28, ARMENPRESS/BTA.Our future is to integrate firmly with our allies to ensure our common security, Defence Minister Todor Tagarev told journalists at the Tsrancha Training Complex. He observed a demonstration within the framework of the Stealth Dagger – 23 exercise together with Prime Minister Nikolay Denkov.

Chief of Defence Admiral Emil Eftimov commented that in the last year NATO has been working hard on planning for collective defence that targets specific regions. In his words, not only the grouping of Bulgaria and Romania in terms of the regional special forces command is being discussed, but also the headquarters of a multinational division in Bulgaria, "which is a clear demonstration of Bulgaria's commitment to collective and national security".

"I am optimistic about what we have to do together in building capabilities. Bulgaria faces the same dangers that NATO faces," said NATO Special Operations Command Commander Lieutenant General Antonio Fletcher.

(This information is being published according to an agreement between Armenpress and BTA.)

Emil Lazarian

“I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS