Ministry of Defence

The Russian Ministry of Defense is considering banning the use of "modern means of cellular communication" at all levels in the armed forces, including in military units and governing structures, reports Dnevnik. 

Three NATO ships patrolling in the Black Sea are visiting Bourgas and Varna, reports BBC.

A flagship of the Royal Navy, a Turkish mining hunter and a Romanian minesweeper are currently building one of four Alliance ships.

Last year, a part of the group was also the Bulgarian base minesweeper Shkval.

The Romania - NATO expert meeting taking place on Tuesday and Wednesday in Bucharest is an important stage in the analysis of defence capabilities under the NATO defence planning process, the National Defence Ministry (MApN) said in a release.

BELGRADE - Serbian and Paraguayan Defence Ministers Aleksandar Vulin and Diogenes Martinez met in Belgrade Monday to discuss the capacities of the Serbian defence industry and the current political and security situation in the world and in the region, the Serbian Ministry of Defence said.

Serbian Army Chief General Ljubisa Dikovic was not issued an American visa back in October, despite the timely submission of an application.

The N1 broadcaster said it was told this by the Ministry of Defense (MoD), which stressed that the American side is expected to provide an official explanation of the reasons, and the current status of the application.

The N1 broadcaster said it was told this by the Ministry of Defense (MoD), which stressed that the American side is expected to provide an official explanation of the reasons, and the current status of the application.

Members of the Bulgarian government and of the main opposition Socialist Party have joined forces to oppose the government's decision to pass the so-called Istanbul Convention on gender-based violence to parliament for ratification.

ARANDJELOVAC - The 2018 budget of the Serbian Ministry of Defence will be up by 25 pct, with most of the funds to go to a salary increase for the armed forces personnel, Defence Minister Aleksandar Vulin said on Wednesday.

The salary increase will amount to 10 pct, Vulin said.

 No Bulgarian medics were injured in today's terrorist attack in Mali, the press office of the Ministry of Defence said. The attack took place far from the base of the Bulgarian medics.

There is no direct threat to the area.

The team of four Bulgarian medics is in good health and performs its duties.

Serbian citizens see Aleksandar Vulin as the cabinet minister who is contributing the most to Serbia moving closer to Russia.

This is according to Faktor Plus market research agency director Vladimir Pejic, quoted by Beta on Friday.