On 22.07.2024 at the Central Military Club was held the conference “NATO at 75: Ensuring Security and Economic Prosperity”, organized by the Atlantic Club of Bulgaria , Union of Reserve Officers “Atlantic” and U.S. Embassy Sofia
The conference focused on lessons learned from the NATO Summit (Washington , 9-11 July,2024), which also marked the 75th anniversary of NATO and Ukraine as a cornerstone of freedom.
Participants in the discussion were:
Dr. Solomon Passy, President of the Atlantic Club of Bulgaria
Atanas Zapryanov, Minister of Defence
H.E. Kenneth Merten, US Ambassador to Bulgaria
Dimitar Glavchev, Prime Minister of Bulgaria and Minister of Foreign Affairs
Acad. Nikolay Denkov, Prime Minister of Bulgaria (2023-2024)
Daniel Mitov, Member of the European Parliament and Head of the Bulgarian Delegation to the NATO Parlamentary Assembly
Denis MacShane, UK Minister of State for Europe and North America (2002-2005) (online)
Ambassador Elena Poptodorova, Vice-President of the Atlantic Club of Bulgaria
The conference brought together the political, diplomatic and military elite of the country and many young people excited about the future of Bulgaria, Europe and the world.
We are grateful to Vazovski Machine-Building Plants, Glavbolgarstroy, Geotechmin and Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Bulgarien who supported us in the realization of the event.
The recording of the conference you can watch here.
H.E. Kenneth Merten’s speech you will find here.