Awarding the teams that evacuated the Bulgarian citizens from Lebanon

Acting Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev and Acting Minister of Transport and Communications announcements Krasimira Stoyanova will reward the teams of the State Aviation Operator who evacuated the Bulgarian citizens from Lebanon. This was announced by the press service of the Council of Ministers, quoted by BTA.

A total of 16 people will be awarded – the two 7-person lethal teams and the two flight planners. The event will take place in the Granite Hall of the Council of Ministers.

Iran fired dozens of missiles at Israel in response to the killing of the leaders of the Lebanese group “Hezbollah” and the Palestinian “Hamas”, which is the second such attack in the last six months, reported France Press.

The first Bulgarian citizens who wished to evacuate from Lebanon returned home on Monday evening with a flight from Beirut, carried out by the government plane “Airbus” by a team of the State Aviation Operator. They were met at the government terminal of Sofia Airport by Acting Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev, Minister of Transport and Communications Krasimira Stoyanova and Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Elena Shekerletova. 89 compatriots were evacuated by flight, the caretaker prime minister told journalists.

On Tuesday, the second evacuation flight, which a team of the State Aviation Operator performed from Beirut, the capital of Lebanon, successfully ended. Minister Krasimira Stoyanova then announced that 80 of our compatriots had returned home with him.

Let's congratulate each other on the successful evacuation of the Bulgarian citizens from Beirut. This is a good example of interaction between institutions, how a job can be done quickly and successfully, said Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev before the start of the regular government meeting on Wednesday.

Later that day, a meeting of the Security Council of the Council of Ministers was held. The topic was "Challenges and threats to the national security of the Republic of Bulgaria as a result of the escalation of tensions in the Middle East." Measures taken“.

A headquarters will be organized to closely monitor the situation in the Middle East, Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev told journalists after the meeting. Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Elena Shekerletova will be the chairman. It will include representatives of all relevant ministries and services in order to monitor information hourly and to make quick and adequate decisions, Glavchev explained at the time.

There is no current threat to Bulgaria, he said. We discussed the measures to be taken in connection with the crisis in the Middle East, Glavchev pointed out.

Today, the head of state Rumen Radev convenes in the presidential institution an extraordinary meeting of the Advisory Council for National Security (ACNS) on the topic "Risks and threats to national security in the context of conflicts in the Middle East." Need to take measures“.