At an official ceremony held near Kandahar airport in Afghanistan, service members of the 40th national military contingent were presented with medals for their participation in the NATO Resolute Support operation, the Ministry of Defence has announced.
Brigadier General Eastman, Train Advise Assist Command – South, thanked the Bulgarian contingent and expressed confidence that the next contingent will continue to represent the Bulgarian armed forces to the same high standards.
160 Bulgarian service members from a security company, a team of advisers and staff officers have been providing security and control of traffic and communications at Kandahar airport in the course of 6 months, BTA reports.
The Bulgaria Parliament will hear today the Minister of Defense Atanas Zapryanov and the Minister of Foreign Affairs Georg Georgiev about a "questionnaire" prepared by the US on topics related to Bulgaria's readiness to participate in a special military..
On Thursday, the minimum temperatures in Bulgaria will be between minus 14 °C and minus 8°C. In Sofia, it will be around minus 12°C. The day will be sunny but frosty. The thermometer values in most places will be negative. Before noon, there will be..
With various events throughout the country Bulgarians are marking 152 years after the death of the Apostle of Bulgarian Freedom Vasil Levski. Today, at 6:00 p.m. a memorial ceremony in front of the monument to the Apostle of Freedom in Sofia takes..
A serious train crash involving a train owned by the Bulgarian company PIMK has occurred near Craiova, Romania. According to initial information, the..
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs recommends that Bulgarian citizens traveling or residing in Canada keep themelselves well-informed about the current..
Sofia Airport has been officially renamed to Vasil Levski Airport at a solemn ceremony on February 19 . The ceremony was attended by Deputy Prime Minister..
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