Minister of National Defense Yaşar Güler and Chief of General Staff General Metin Gürak Bayraktaroğlu held a meeting with their counterparts from Bulgaria and Romania at the Boyana State Residence.
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Official contacts between Türkiye, Bulgaria and Romania in the field of defense.
According to the statement made by the Ministry, Minister Güler and Bayraktaroğlu were welcomed by Bulgarian Defense Minister Dimitar Stoyanov and Bulgarian Chief of General Staff Admiral Emil Eftimov upon their arrival at Boyana State Residence.
Minister Güler then took a family photo with Bulgarian Defense Minister Stoyanov, Romanian Defense Minister Ştefan-Radu Oprea, Chief of General Staff Bayraktaroğlu, Bulgarian Chief of General Staff Admiral Eftimov and Romanian Chief of General Staff General Gheorghita Vlad.
After the photo shoot, the defense ministers and chiefs of general staff of the three countries proceeded to the Türkiye-Bulgaria-Romania Defense Ministers and Chiefs of General Staff Meeting.

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