Joint press statement by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg with the Prime Minister of Bulgaria, Dimitar Glavchev, Monday 27 May 2024.
🗣 | NATO Secretary General:
Thank you so much Prime Minister Glavchev. Dear Dimitar, it’s great to see you again. It’s great to be back in Sofia.
And it was great to attend the NATO Parliamentary Assembly this morning.
Perhaps the biggest assembly of parliamentarians representing democratic nations in the world.
32 NATO Allies and many partners.
So thank you also for hosting the NATO Parliamentary Assembly.
Bulgaria is a valued and reliable NATO Ally. We appreciate very much what Bulgaria is doing and has done for 20 years to enhance our collective defence, to strengthen our shared security.
For 20 years you have played a critical role in maintaining the security of the Black Sea, the Western Balkans and beyond.
You host one of NATO’s eight multinational battlegroups,
helping to deter Russian aggression on the Alliance’s eastern flank.
Your troops play an important role in our KFOR peacekeeping mission in Kosovo.
And you contribute to NATO’s training mission in Iraq.
Last year, Bulgaria increased defence spending by nearly 20%. And this year, you will meet the guideline of spending 2% of GDP on defence.
We appreciate that very much and it confirms that Bulgaria is a reliable member of the Alliance that helps to strengthen our collective defence.
Today we discussed the preparations for the Summit of NATO in Washington in July.
At the Summit, we will strengthen our deterrence and defence for a more dangerous world.
We will strengthen our support to Ukraine - both now and for the future
And we will strengthen our partnerships around the world.
As I said today at the NATO Parliamentary Assembly: we can never take our freedom or security for granted.
That is why, across the Alliance, we are ramping up the production of weapons and ammunition.
That is why NATO is bolstering its response to Russia’s hostile actions which target our critical infrastructure and democratic processes.
And why we are planning for NATO to play a greater role in coordinating security assistance and training for Ukraine.
In recent weeks, Allies have made major new pledges of support for Ukraine.
And these pledges will make a difference.
But they will not be enough unless we sustain them.
All Allies must dig deeper.
Our world faces increasing threats but NATO is stronger and more prepared.
So Prime Minister Glavchev, dear Dimitar, thank you again for your welcoming me here in Sofia.
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