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Defence Minister Tagarev will participate in the meeting of NATO defence ministers

Defence Minister Todor Tagarev
Photo: BGNES

Bulgaria's Defence Minister Todor Tagarev will participate in the two-day meeting of the defence ministers of the NATO member countries, which will be held today and tomorrow in Brussels, the press centre of the defence ministry announced. 

Todor Tagarev and the Chief of Defense Adm. Emil Efitmov will participate in the meeting of the Contact Group on Defence Assistance to Ukraine hosted by the Secretary of Defence of the United States. 

Among the topics discussed will be increasing the industrial capacity of NATO member countries to provide defence products and ammunition, as well as long-term political and practical support for Ukraine.



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