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Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 2 to participate in naval exercise Breeze/Certex 2010

As of today, 14 July, Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 2 (SNMCMG2) begins its thirteen-day visit to Varna. SNMCMG2 is composed of five ships from Greece (two vessels), Italy, Spain and Turkey.

The ships will take part in the international naval exercise Breeze/Certex 2010.

Captain Georgios Pelekanakis, Commander SNMCMG2, will give a press conference on board Flagship HS Aliakmon tomorrow, 15 July.

Journalists wishing to attend the press conference are invited to meet outside the Navy HQ at 10:00 a.m. on 15 July 2010.

ransport to the ship will be organized.

Defence Minister Anu Anguelov awards military and civilian personnel of the National Guards Unit

Today, 12 July, at an official ceremony, the Minister of Defence Anu Anguelov awarded military and civilian personnel of the National Guards Unit on the occasion of the 131st anniversary of its establishment.

The Medal of Honour of the Ministry of Defence Saint George, Second Grade, was awarded to the Commander of the National Guards Unit Colonel Boyan Stavrev for high achievement and impeccable service. Eleven servicemen from the representative military formation received Letters of Commendation.

”I highly appreciate your service and the activities of the National Guards Unit. This formation is an epitome of the traditions and best qualities exemplified by the Bulgarian soldier. Congratulations on your anniversary, on behalf of Prime Minister Boyko Borisov, on behalf of the Government, on my personal behalf and on behalf of the leadership of the Ministry of Defence”, said Minister Anguelov in his congratulatory address to the military and civilian personnel of the National Guards Unit.

Earlier the same day, Minister Anguelov attended the official wreath-laying ceremony to the Monument to the guardsmen fallen in the wars and the battles for the liberation of Bulgaria.