This emerged from statements in a radio interview on January 6 by Interior Ministry chief secretary Svetozar Lazarov.
Bulgaria is expected to face an increase in illegal migration when spring brings warmer weather, while various government departments debate how to respond.
Also on January 6, Interior Minister Vesselin Vuchkov denied that there was a “dispute” between him and Defence Minister Nikolai Nenchev, a statement that followed calls by Vuchkov for temporary deployment of military personnel to assist in guarding the border, which Nenchev has rejected. [sofiaglobe.com]
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Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev has denounced a request by the country's interior minister for troops to be sent to the Turkish border to deter immigrants, saying it could spark "a diplomatic scandal"...
ReplyDeleteHis comments came on Tuesday a day after Interior Minister Vesselin Vuchkov told reporters it would be “no problem to deploy a small number of military personnel temporarily to help secure the border" against immigrants.
Plevneliev said: "Guarding our border with an allied nation such as Turkey with soldiers, armored vehicles and equipment is unacceptable."
"Turkey is our friend and a NATO ally, sending more troops to the border is unthinkable."
"I cannot allow more soldiers to be deployed at the border ... It may cause a diplomatic scandal," he added.................http://www.aa.com.tr/en/headline/446016--bulgaria-troops-for-turkish-border-unacceptable
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