site.btaDefence Minister Yanev Confers with Visiting Department of State Counselor Derek Chollet
ESD 10:36:01 09-02-2022
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106 DEFENCE - MINISTER - STATE DEPARTMENT - MEETING
Defence Minister Yanev Confers with
Visiting Department of State
Counselor Derek Chollet
Sofia, January 9 (BTA) - Defence Minister Stefan Yanev conferred late on Tuesday with Derek Chollet, Counselor of the United States Department of State. The meeting is on the agenda of a visiting delegation including representatives of the Department of State and the Department of Defence, the Defence Ministry said.
The talks focused on bilateral military relations and continuing strategic dialogue, the opportunities for cooperation in defence industry between Bulgaria and the United States, and the projects for upgrading Bulgarian armed forces.
"It is important to us at this critical point to be sure we are headed in the right direction through modernization and capacity building," Yanev said. He stressed the need of implementation of the project for acquisition of new armoured personnel carriers for the infantry as part of the efforts to establish a mechanized infantry unit, a priority for the Bulgarian Army in the shortest possible term, the Minister said.
The sides also discussed the complicated security environment involving the Russian-Ukrainian border, NATO's role in this context, as well as the possible approaches to find a diplomatic solution of conflict issues and de-escalation of tension. Both underscored the strategic partnership of the two Alliance members.
Other subjects included the opportunities for devising an allied Black Sea strategy, and the serious problem of hybrid and cyber-attacks. Yanev said Bulgaria is working on developing a national cyber strategy and cyber defence capacity building./BR/BR
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YV1033ES.106
106 DEFENCE - MINISTER - STATE DEPARTMENT - MEETING
Defence Minister Yanev Confers with
Visiting Department of State
Counselor Derek Chollet
Sofia, January 9 (BTA) - Defence Minister Stefan Yanev conferred late on Tuesday with Derek Chollet, Counselor of the United States Department of State. The meeting is on the agenda of a visiting delegation including representatives of the Department of State and the Department of Defence, the Defence Ministry said.
The talks focused on bilateral military relations and continuing strategic dialogue, the opportunities for cooperation in defence industry between Bulgaria and the United States, and the projects for upgrading Bulgarian armed forces.
"It is important to us at this critical point to be sure we are headed in the right direction through modernization and capacity building," Yanev said. He stressed the need of implementation of the project for acquisition of new armoured personnel carriers for the infantry as part of the efforts to establish a mechanized infantry unit, a priority for the Bulgarian Army in the shortest possible term, the Minister said.
The sides also discussed the complicated security environment involving the Russian-Ukrainian border, NATO's role in this context, as well as the possible approaches to find a diplomatic solution of conflict issues and de-escalation of tension. Both underscored the strategic partnership of the two Alliance members.
Other subjects included the opportunities for devising an allied Black Sea strategy, and the serious problem of hybrid and cyber-attacks. Yanev said Bulgaria is working on developing a national cyber strategy and cyber defence capacity building./BR/BR
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