Bulgarian Minister of Defence Nikolay Nenchev and Head of the Defence Lieutenant-General Konstantin Popov will attend the official inauguration of the modernised Bezmer Air Base on Sunday.
The air base is located in the village of Bezmer, municipality of Yambol.
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov and members of the cabinet are invited to attend the event, too.
The projects for the modernisation of the Bezmer Air Base are realised under the NATO Security Investment Programme (NSIP) 2014-2016.
The purpose of the modernisation is to render the airport fully compatible with the NATO standards for deployment of strategic transport aviation.