U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Russian Minister of Defense Sergei Shoigu spoke by phone about the incident with the downed U.S. drone in the Black Sea, Reuters and TASS reported. The conversation was held at the initiative of the United States. According to Sergei Shoigu “the flights of American strategic drones off the coast of Crimea are of a provocative nature, which creates prerequisites for an escalation of the situation in the Black Sea region”. For his part, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin emphasized that “the United States will continue to fly and to operate wherever international law allows.” Lloyd Austin urged Moscow to operate its military aircraft “in a safe and professional manner”.
The Council of Ministers has not discussed a new treaty between Bulgaria and Ukraine on the provision of military assistance, the government press service said. “Allegations that a new military aid agreement with Ukraine is under preparations are manipulative”, caretaker Minister of Defense Dimitar Stoyanov said.
Bulgaria is interested in increasing the capacity of its defence industry and welcomes the EU's support, but is in no way committed to providing arms to Ukraine, the cabinet said in a statement with regard to the visit of the Commissioner for the Internal Market (Thierry Breton) to Bulgaria.
Specialists in Bulgarian studies from 32 countries across three continents are participating in a three-week seminar on Bulgarian language and culture, which began today at the University of Veliko Tarnovo. According to the BNR’s correspondent in..
Around 45% of the country's eligible young people voted in the European Parliament elections on 9 June . The data comes from the Youth Participation in Democratic Life project, in partnership with the Centre for Human Resources Development and the..
The National Revenue Agency and the Customs Agency have launched a joint campaign to prevent and combat gambling and drug addiction, the NRA has announced. The efforts of the two tax authorities to target young people in the joint initiative are..
The 12 km perimeter of the big fire north of the city of Stara Zagora has been cordoned off , the regional governor Metodi Markov said. There are..
Tuesday will be sunny and very hot. Minimum temperatures will be between 17 and 23°C, 17°C in Sofia. Maximum temperatures will be between 37 and 42°C,..
228 fires were extinguished in Bulgaria in the last 24 hours , the General Directorate of Fire Safety and Protection of the Population announced. There..
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