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President of Bulgaria visits NATO
The President of Bulgaria, Georgi Parvanov, discussed his
country’s accession to NATO, its reform efforts and
its contribution to Alliance operations with Secretary General
de Hoop Scheffer at NATO on 11 February.
Bulgaria is one seven countries, which are currently in
the final stages of the accession process to join NATO, and
are expected to so this year.
The Secretary General and President Parvanov discussed the
progress of defence reform in Bulgaria, and key issues on
the Alliance’s agenda. This included NATO’s operations
in Afghanistan and the Balkans, and Bulgaria’s contribution
to these operations. They also exchanged views on issues
that will be discussed at the upcoming Summit meeting of
NATO Head of State and Government in Istanbul.
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