The Minister of Interior Boyko Rashkov Opened a Round Table Conference on the Volunteer Formations - Important and Valuable Part in the Fight against Disasters and Fires

Blagoy Stanchev greeted the attendees on behalf of Engineer Daniel Panov, Chairman of the National Association of Municipalities in the Republic of Bulgaria: "I applaud the organizers and hosts of this Forum for choosing this topic and setting it on the focus of public attention because it is both important and significant to our society's ability to respond to disasters. Voluntary formations are an element, but an extremely important element, of national emergency protection policies", said Blagoy Stanchev and added: "the voluntary formations are municipal structures, the municipalities are the main driver and initiator but in any case I do not want to underestimate the main and significant role of Fire Safety and Population Protection Directorate General in supporting this process as in terms of legal regulation of the work of voluntary formations and as also in practice".