President Radev after the meeting of the Council on National Security: No direct threat to Bulgaria at present

After reviewing the reports of the security services and the Ministry of Interior, we have come to the conclusion that there is no direct threat to our country at present, President Rumen Radev told reporters after the meeting of the Consultative Council on National Security on October 4.

The topic of the extraordinary meeting was "Risks and threats to national security in the context of the conflicts in the Middle East and the need to take measures."

The Council believes that it is urgent to put an immediate end to hostilities and to make further efforts for dialogue and finding a peaceful solution, the President added.

Representatives of all political forces represented in the Parliament took part in the meeting. It was attended by caretaker Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev and National Assembly Speaker Raya Nazaryan, the Chief of Defence, Admiral Emil Eftimov, caretaker Defence Minister Atanas Zapryanov, caretaker Interior Minister Atanas Ilkov, caretaker Finance Minister Lyudmila Petkova, Deputy Foreign Minister Elena Shekerletova, heads of security services and others.