01011nas a2200181 4500000000100000000000100001008004100002260000900043653002700052653003100079653001900110653003000129100002400159245010200183300001000285490000700295520052700302 2011 d c201110acapability development10acrisis response operations10aDefence reform10amultinational cooperation1 aAvgustina Tzvetkova00aComprehensive Approach: The Bulgarian Defence Experience in Crisis Management and Disaster Relief a25-270 v273 a

Opening remarks by the Deputy Minister of Defence of Republic of Bulgaria at the Second Workshop on Multinational Cooperation in Civil-Military Interoperability in Sofia, underlining the role multinational approaches and advanced technologies can play to increase the efficiency in the process of developing crisis management and disaster relief capabilities. The paper lists current Bulgarian ini tiatives, including the creation and hosting of a NATO Centre of Excellence in Crisis Management and Disaster Relief.