Bulgaria to bolster Nato’s eastern flank through deal with Romania
Meeting on July 31, Bulgaria’s caretaker government agreed to ask Parliament to ratify a memorandum of understanding with Romania on the establishment of a Regional Special Operations Component Command (HQR-SOCC), the government information service said.
The HQR-SOCC will have command and control capabilities for assigned multinational special operations forces and support forces for the conduct of Nato operations, the statement said.
It will contribute to strengthening the deterrence and defence potential of the south-eastern flank of the Nato Alliance, it said.
As The Sofia Globe reported at the time, the memorandum of understanding was signed by Bulgaria’s caretaker Defence Minister Atanas Zapryanov and Romanian Defence Minister Angel Tîlvãr on July 10 during the Nato Summit in Washington DC.
