site.btaDefence Minister Tagarev, NATO Supreme Allied Commander Transformation Gen. Lavigne Discuss Future Challenges

Outgoing Prime Minister Nikolay Denkov Thursday conferred with visiting NATO Supreme Allied Commander Transformation, Gen. Philippe Lavigne, the press service of the Council of Ministers said. The two officials discussed digital transformation, innovation and the development of artificial intelligence for defence and security purposes.

Contemporary technological, economic and social aspects of defence and security, and the need for targeted investments in information and logistics connectivity were among the topics discussed by Bulgarian President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Rumen Radev with NATO Supreme Allied Commander Transformation General Philippe Lavigne, who is paying an official visit to Bulgaria, the head of state's press service said on Thursday.