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Dutch, Spanish fighter jets to help guard Bulgaria’s air space

January 22, 2022January 25, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Nato, Russia, Ukraine

New F-35 fighter jets from the Netherlands Air Force and Spanish Air Force Eurofighters are to assist in guarding Bulgaria’s

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s PM rejects Russia’s call for country to withdraw from Nato

January 21, 2022January 23, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov, Nato, Russia

Bulgaria is a sovereign state and long since had made its choice by becoming a member of Nato, Prime Minister

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Bulgaria 

PM Petkov: Bulgaria’s position on Ukraine and Russia ‘in full sync’ with that of Nato, EU

December 17, 2021December 17, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov, Nato, Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria’s position on Ukraine and Russia is “in full sync” with that of Nato and the European Union, Prime Minister

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Bulgaria 

US, Bulgaria sign 10-year road map for military co-operation

October 7, 2020October 7, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Nato

United States Defence Secretary Mark Esper and Bulgarian Defence Minister Krassimir Karakachanov signed a 10-year road map charting defence co-operation

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria among 11 founders of Nato Flight Training Europe initiative

June 19, 2020June 20, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Nato

Eleven Nato defence ministers launched on June 19 an initiative to create a network of training facilities for pilots across

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Europe 

US Navy’s USS Porter en route to Black Sea

June 17, 2020June 17, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Nato

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter began its northbound international strait transit en route to the Black Sea on

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria welcomes North Macedonia’s accession to Nato

March 28, 2020March 29, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Macedonia, Nato

Bulgaria welcomes the accession of the Republic of North Macedonia as a full member of Nato, the Foreign Ministry in

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Bulgaria 

Nato Secretary General praises Bulgaria’s contributions to Euro-Atlantic security

December 12, 2019December 15, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Nato

Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg praised Bulgaria’s contributions to collective security in a meeting with Prime Minister Boiko Borissov at

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian, N Macedonian PMs tour US aircraft carrier Harry S Truman

December 9, 2019December 11, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Macedonia, Nato

Bulgaria’s national security and defence are only guaranteed within the framework of Nato’s collective defence, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov

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