SC 138\u2019s Field Study 2 moved to Bulgaria on the second day of this two-week virtual journey. The session focused on Bulgaria\u2019s Foreign and Defence Policy, as well as providing Course Members with an overview of the nation\u2019s Armed Forces and their responsibilities abroad. <\/p>\n
The NDC\u2019s Commandant, LGEN Olivier Rittimann, opened the session with welcome remarks, and was followed by the Bulgarian Deputy Chief of Defence LGEN Dimitar Iliev\u2019s welcome address. A presentation on \u2018The National Security System in Crisis Escalation\u2019 was provided by Mr. Georgi Krastev, Advisor to the Prime Minister and Secretary of the Security Council. Mr. Georgi Panayotov, Ambassador-at-large with the Security Policy Directorate in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, briefed on Foreign Policy Priorities and the first part of the session ended with a briefing on Defence Policy by BGEN Radostin Iliev, Director of Defence Policy and Planning. The second half of the session began with a presentation from COL Georgi Georgiev, Deputy Director of the Strategic Planning Directorate in the Ministry of Defence, who provided an insightful overview of the Bulgarian Armed Forces. Last, a stimulating lecture on Crisis Management and the Disaster Response Centre of Excellence was delivered by COL Orlin Nikolov, CMDR COE Director. <\/p>\n
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