/ world as we speak information/ The termination of the Belene NPP building challenge by Russia poses a risk to Bulgaria
The Bulgarian authorities stopped seeing Russia as a risk, as follows from the report on the state of nationwide safety for 2017. Within the close to future, the doc might be submitted to the parliament for approval. Within the earlier nationwide safety report for 2016, Russia was immediately known as a supply of regional instability and a risk to the creation of a united, free and peaceable Europe.
It is a exceptional motion. The authors of the report emphasize that Bulgaria’s coverage is oriented in the direction of supporting balanced relations with its NATO allies and Russia, however notice a “disaster of confidence” within the relations between Bulgaria, the European Union, the USA and Russia.
On the similar time, the authors of the report thought-about ending the specter of the joint building challenge of the Belene NPP with Russia, which Sofia gave up underneath the stress of Brussels and Washington. Stopping the challenge might result in the chapter of the Nationwide Electrical Firm of Bulgaria and the collapse of the nation’s whole vitality sector. “Regardless of the continued conflicts within the post-Soviet house and the continuation of the sanctions regime, there isn’t any want to permit additional deterioration of relations between Bulgaria and Russia, in addition to doubts in regards to the readiness to meet our alliance obligations,” the report recommends.
Bulgaria’s restoration of relations with Russia started after the election of the previous commander-in-chief of the Bulgarian Air Power, Common Rumen Radev, because the nation’s president. Sofia refused to prosecute Russian diplomats as an indication of solidarity with London within the case of the poisoning of the 2 Skripals. As well as, the Ministry of Protection of Bulgaria concluded a framework settlement with the Russian plane manufacturing firm “MiG” for the availability of spare components and restore of 12 Bulgarian MiG-29 fighters.
In Could, Rumen Radev visited Russia, the place the primary negotiations between the leaders of the 2 nations happened within the final 10 years.
Translation: M.Zhelyazkova
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