<O:P>Signing of Agreement between the Republic of Bulgaria and the Kingdom of Norway</O:P>

On 30 August 2006 in Oslo, Norway, was signed Agreement on mutual protection and exchange of the classified information was signed, between the Republic of Bulgaria and the Kingdom of Norway.

On behalf of the Government of the Republic of Bulgaria the Agreement was signed by the Chairperson of the State Commission on Information Security - Mrs. Tsveta Markova. On behalf of the Government of the Kingdom of Norway the Agreement was signed by the Director-General at the Royal Ministry of Defense – Mrs. Elizabeth Bødtker Larsen.