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President Radev and War Minister Tagarev discuss the state of Bulgarian army

published on 8/8/23 6:15 PM

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At a meeting held at the Presidential Palace, President Rumen Radev, Defense Minister Todor Tagarev and Chief of Defence Admiral Emil Eftimov discussed options for urgent measures to provide personnel for the Bulgarian army and speed up its modernization.

"The challenging security environment requires timely actions at all levels of the state to ensure national security," Radev said. He added that adequate social programmes and conditions for full training are needed to stop the outflow of servicemen.

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Radio Bulgaria News Bulgarian army Emil Eftimov national security outflow of servicemen Rumen Radev Todor Tagarev

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