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| SOFIA CHAPTER CHAPTER - Sep 26, 2017 |
Chapter Hosts International "Future Armed Forces 2040" |
In September, the international conference "Future Armed Forces 2040" began with the participation of more than 140 delegates from 12 countries. This conference is part of the Sofia Chapter's program for 2017 in cooperation with National Defense College under the patronage of the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense HE Krassimir Karakachanov. Perspectives for development of armed forces were presented by Chief of Defense Lt. Gen. Andrey Botsev; Maj. Gen. Tsanko Stoykov, Air Force commander; Rear Adm. Mitko Petev, Navy commander; Brig. Gen. Iavor Mateev, Special Forces commander; and Land Forces Commander's Chief of Office, Col. Trifonov. NATO views were shared by Alan Sheffer, director in NATO Science and Technology Organization and of air traffic control by Lt. Col. Sven Szabo. |
Event Photographs: |
 Deputy Minister of Defense Lt. Gen. Atanas Zapryanov gives the welcoming address for "Future Armed Forces 2040" in September in Sofia, Bulgaria. |
 Participants of the plenary session at the international conference in September are (l-r) Maj. Gen. Grudi Angelov, commandant of National Defense College; Lt. Gen. Andrey Botsev, chief of defense; Gen. Zapryanov; and Konstantin Zografov, AFCEA Regional Vice President, South East Europe Region. |
 Attending the conference in September are (l-r) Capt. Yancislav Yanakiev, director of Defense Advanced Research Institute; Zografov; Alan Sheffer, director, NATO Science and Technology Organization; and Lt. Gen. Andrey Botsev, Bulgarian chief of defense. |
