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Bulgaria's defence minister and the assistant to the head of the Presidency of State Security of Saudi Arabia discuss terrorism and security

Krasimir Karakachanov
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Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Krasimir Karakachanov met with the assistant to the head of the Presidency of State Security of Saudi Arabia Abdullah bin Abdulkarim bin Abdul Aziz Al-Essa.

The meeting marks the deepening of relations in this sphere after the agreements reached during the visit to Riyadh by a Bulgarian government delegation headed by PM Boyko Borissov. The assistant to the head of the Saudi Presidency of State Security expressed his country’s interest in expanding relations with Bulgaria, most of all in the sphere of security. 




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