Georgi Panayotov

A delegation from Bulgaria, comprising Ambassador Georgi Panayotov and Members of Parliament Yordan Terziyski, Denitsa Simeonova, Atanas Zafirov, Dragomir Stoynev, and Georg Georgiev, engaged in a productive meeting with US Congressman Brad Schneider.

The US Embassy in Bulgaria and the Bulgarian Embassy in the United States marked the New Year with a harmonious gesture—a joint video greeting sent by Ambassadors Kenneth Merten and Georgi Panayotov.

"Within a few days, the assembly of the first F-16 fighter for Bulgaria in America will begin". This was said to BNT by the new Bulgarian Ambassador to the USA Georgi Panayotov.

Bulgaria is among the countries with the most female NATO servicewomen, according to BGNES.

Currently, there are 4,606 servicewomen in the Armed Forces, which represents 17% of the total number of soldiers.

The quarantined deputies will participate in the activities of the National Assembly remotely. The proposal of a group of representatives from "We Continue the Change" was adopted by 155 votes in favor.

Bulgaria on Nov. 1 deployed 350 soldiers to the border with Turkey to help police cope with the growing influx of migrants, the defense minister announced.

"Soldiers arrived at the Bulgarian-Turkish border since today to back up the border police," Georgi Panayotov told the private bTV channel.

The 350 troops deployed with 40 units of equipment, he added.

97% of those accommodated for treatment by Covid at the Military Medical Academy are unvaccinated, announced the Minister of Defense Georgi Panayotov, who referred to data from medical statistics.

In a video message, Minister Panayotov called on army employees to be vaccinated against coronavirus.

 A presidential decree has been gazetted Thursday with the line-up of a new caretaker government that will prepare the November 14 elections for a new Parliament and the presidential elections to be held on the same day. Most ministers from the caretaker government of Prime Minister Stefan Yanev, including Yanev himself, keep their offices.

The army needs additional expenses of over BGN 20 million

"The armed forces are ready to join the border guard, but at this stage, this is not necessary."This was the answer of Caretaker Prime Minister Setafan Yanev and Ministers Boyko Rashkov and Georgi Panayotov to the questions of the deputies in the plenary hall.

According to the minister, the project for modernization of the Air Force envisages the acquisition of combat vehicles in two stages of eight fighters.