Bulgaria Summons National Security Council over New Strategy

(L-R) Bulgarian Parliament Chair Tsacheva, President Parvanov, and PM Borisov will be atttending the National Security Council meeting on Friday. Photo by BGNES

Bulgaria's President Georgi Parvanov has summoned the National Security Council over the draft of a new National Security Strategy.

The meeting is scheduled for Friday, September 17, 2010, at 1:30 pm, the Presidency announced on Sunday.

The meeting has only one issue on its agenda – discussion of the draft for Bulgaria's National Security Strategy.

Interior Minister and Deputy PM Tsvetan Tsvetanov has been invited to report on this topic.

According to the National Security Council Act, the Council includes, in addition to the President, the Parliament Chair, the Prime Minister, the Ministers of Defense, Foreign Affairs, Interior, and Finance, the head of the State National Security Agency (DANS), the Head of Defense (i.e. formerly known as the head of the general staff of the army), and the chairs of all parliamentary groups.

Bulgaria's President Parvanov and Defense Minister Anyu Angelov have been tangled in a conflict over the appointment of a new head of the Military Information Service, i.e. Bulgaria's military intelligence. On Friday Bulgarian PM Borisov said he hoped the conflict will be resolved before the meeting of the National Security Council. 

We need your support so Novinite.com can keep delivering news and information about Bulgaria! Thank you!