Acting Minister of Defense Dimitar Stoyanov

Dimitar Stoyanov was born on October 28, 1968 in Svilengrad.

In 1986, he will participate in a joint meeting of the ministers of defense and foreign affairs of the EU member states within the framework of the Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels, the Ministry of Defense announced.

The annual report of the High Representative on the implementation of the Strategic Compass for Security and Defense will be discussed at the meeting.

On March 20 and 21, 2023, the Minister of Defense will also participate in the first edition of the EU Security and Defense Partnerships Forum.

Such a forum is planned to be held every two years.

The aim is to increase the effectiveness and coordination of the EU's efforts to strengthen cooperation with partners under the Common Security and Defense Policy. 

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The forum will start with discussions by the ministers of defense and foreign affairs of the EU member states and with the ministers of defense of the partner countries on the issues of joint management of contemporary security challenges on a global scale.

The previous regular meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels was held on February 20 and was attended by the Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikolay Milkov.

The focus of EU foreign ministers' work then was the one-year anniversary of Russia's attack on Ukraine, the consequences of the war for the Union and the world as a whole, and continued support for the Ukrainian people. 

Dimitar Stoyanov

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