The meeting of the Industrial Forum was on the topic "Opportunities for the Bulgarian defense industry in view of the increased efforts to promote European and Euro-Atlantic cooperation in the field of armaments". The forum attracted the participation of a wide range of representatives of the Bulgarian and European institutions, as well as representatives of the Bulgarian and foreign defense industry, scientific institutes and organizations.
Main highlights of the program were the activities of the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA); presentation of the current European initiatives and programs in support of the defense industry - the new "European Strategy for the Defense Industry", the draft regulation for the creation of a European Program for the Defense Industry, etc. The Forum was opened by the Deputy Minister of Defense. The Deputy Minister of Economy and Industry and the Deputy Minister of Innovation and Growth also addressed the participants with greetings and wishes for fruitful work.
In the discussions took part Stacey Cummings, General Manager of NSPA, a representative of the Directorate-General for Defense Industry and Space of the EC, representatives of the Ministry of Economy and Industry, the Institute of Defense and the Ministry of Defence.
