Bulgarian defence chief makes official visit to Serbia

BELGRADE - At the invitation of Serbian Armed Forces Chief of General Staff Gen Milan Mojsilovic, Bulgarian Chief of Defence Adm Emil Eftimov is on an official visit to Serbia.

Eftimov, who is accompanied by a Bulgarian delegation, visited the Serbian Armed Forces General Staff on Thursday to discuss with Mojsilovic the current security situation in the region and worldwide, defence cooperation to date and opportunities to advance it further, the Serbian Ministry of Defence said in a statement.

The parties said they were pleased with the achieved level of military-to-military cooperation, above all, in training of air force and anti-aircraft defence troops of the two countries.

They said the implementation of live ammunition shooting exercises at Bulgaria's Shabla training range that involved aerial targets was the best example of military-to-military cooperation activities that advanced the operational capabilities of the Serbian and Bulgarian armies.

Eftimov is also scheduled to visit the Military Academy and the Military Medical Academy in Belgrade, where he will be given presentations on the capabilities and the scope of work of the two institutions.

In the statement, the MoD concluded that such high-level meetings encouraged further advancement of defence cooperation and the strengthening of overall inter-state and good-neighbourly relations.