Information about the unprecedented leak of data from the PNR system and abuse of the trust of international partners for personal political purposes, perpetrated at the orders of Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev, was provided by representatives of the MRF at a meeting with Republican Congressmen Riley Moore (West Virginia) and Christopher Smith (New Jersey), as well as Basel Bass, a CIA special agent.
Congressmen Riley Moore (West Virginia)
Congressmen Christopher Smith (New Jersey)
Basel Bass, a CIA special agent
Opportunities for cooperation in the prevention of trafficking in human beings based on trust and professionalism were discussed. Such measures will guarantee the inability of any Minister of the Interior to misuse data from international registers. This is an extremely important condition for the implementation of effective prevention of trafficking in children and protection of their personal data.
The delegation also held bilateral meetings with Congressman Keith Self (Texas) - member of the Foreign Policy Committee of the US Congress and chairman of the Subcommittee on Europe and Congressman Joe Wilson (South Carolina) - member of the Foreign Policy and Armed Forces Committees and co-chair of the US-Bulgaria Friendship Group. Topical political matters were discussed including bilateral cooperation in the areas of security and defence, Bulgaria's attitude to support for Ukraine, the country's commitments to NATO and transatlantic cooperation and the security of the Black Sea region.
Congressmen Joe Wilson (South Carolina)
Congressman Keith Self (Texas)
The MRF delegation thanked the United States and gladly accepted the high praise for the predictable and consistent political conduct of the MRF and the US partnership to strengthen Bulgaria's defence capabilities.
The MRFdelegation, led by Deputy Iskra Mihaylova, Atidzhe Alieva-Veli, Chairperson of the Parliamentary Committee on Human Rights and Members of Parliament Stanislav Anastasov and Kalin Stoyanov has been participating in the conference on combating trafficking in human beings organised by CPAC. The event is taking place at the US Congress in Washington.