Bulgaria is much from visa-free to the US

We’re nonetheless too distant from the abolition of visas for the USA, it turned clear from an interview with the ambassador of Bulgaria in Washington, Georgi Panayotov, to “Nova TV”.

“There’s a benchmark that’s established in regulation right here in america. And that’s that the American visa rejection charge have to be beneath 3 %. This criterion was not met on our facet, the proportion of visas refused is 9. And we’re working to make this occur – an initiative is arising in Bulgaria, which can clarify to the candidates the way to apply, the way to fill out their paperwork, in order that they won’t be returned to them,” mentioned Panayotov.

He talked about the motion in Romania, which invitations its residents with visas already issued to resume them, with a purpose to scale back the proportion of refusals, and mentioned “at a time one way or the other, one thing related must be executed in Bulgaria as properly”. He even mentioned that Poland and Croatia had inspired their nationwide authorities officers to use for US visas. Subsequently, the rejection charge there has decreased and each international locations are actually in a visa-free regime.

For the F-16 fighter jets

On the finish of this yr and the start of subsequent yr, the primary planes might be prepared, their assessments will start, pilot coaching goes in response to the plan. The primary one is already prepared. Along with pilots, instructors will even obtain coaching, ie Bulgarian pilot instructors, who then prepare their Bulgarian colleagues, in order that they don’t have to journey to the US, however put together in Bulgaria, mentioned the our ambassador in Washington.

He confirmed that the nation expects a complete of 16 fighters, however “two might be prepared first. They can’t all be produced on the identical time”, which can arrive subsequent yr – “March, April, possibly summer season, autumn”.

“They are going to be prepared sooner, however as soon as they go away the manufacturing facility, the assessments will start with American and Bulgarian pilots to search out out if they’re dependable, if all of the methods are working and that may take time. A number of journeys might be deliberate so.. .”

Trump or Biden is best for Bulgaria

“There will not be any huge distinction for Bulgaria, however there might be nuances, as a result of these are totally different individuals with totally different approaches and roles – in response to Panayotov. – I can not take it upon myself to say what’s the finest state of affairs for Bulgaria The actual fact is that Biden belongs to that technology that grew up through the Chilly Conflict, he and Donald belong to it , as their age distinction isn’t nice. that America is a extra seen defender of democracy With Trump, there could also be extra of a enterprise method.”

Based on the ambassador, the American administration doesn’t intervene with the home political processes of our nation.

“I do not see such a factor, I do not see it. However, actually, the American authorities talks to the Bulgarian authorities. We talk with the American authorities, we speak to one another, we are saying what our issues are, objectives, there are plans and we work collectively on them.

Will the US add extra Bulgarians to the “Magnitsky” record?

Based on our ambassador, “the US is not going to present such data. I perceive that individuals on the Magnitsky record might be introduced an hour earlier than their official launch”, and “an hour in the past it was not ‘somebody inform me such a factor’.

Panayotov additionally talked about data from the DPS that ministers had despatched letters to the State Division that their ministries had no knowledge connecting Delyan Peevski to the “Magnitsky” act.

“I do not know for certain. However from what I do know from my conversations with representatives of the American administration, together with the Division of Finance and the Division of Justice, and in addition the Division of Overseas Affairs, the People acquire their very own data. They’ve their very own methods of gathering data, and I do not know that they requested for data from the Bulgarian ministers, and I can clearly say that such a request didn’t undergo.”

Based on him, it’s tough to revise the “Magnitsky” record.

“To date, there’s one case the place an individual was taken off the record after which put again, so … I inform you once more, there are dozens and lots of of staff at many ranges of the administration investigating suspicions. persons are professionals, they are going to be accountable with their signatures, so as soon as the proof is collected – how can or not it’s withdrawn and invalidated Not less than not I can think about if the “Magnitski” record might be acknowledged as a part of the Bulgarian Laws – that’s the work of Bulgaria and its authorities and the Bulgarian individuals, no person can impose something on us If we resolve – advantageous, but when not – nobody will put it on us. “

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