What is the Bulgarian government’s view on the shared military facilities?
On Friday, November 4, 2005, in a speech delivered at NDK, Prime Minister Sergey Stanishev voiced the Bulgarian government’s support for the shared facilities. PM Stanishev said, “I would like to also note that the strategic partnership with the U.S. is defined for Bulgaria by our NATO commitments as well as the agenda of the transatlantic dialogue. … The issue of the shared military facilities in Bulgaria comes also within the context of our bilateral strategic partnership. We believe the proposals for transformation of the military forces and the U.S. command in Europe, including the establishment of a rotating brigade stationed in Bulgaria and Romania, address adequately the new risks and threats to the security as well as Bulgaria’s interests and the need for stronger cooperation.” In addition, on May 21, 2006, Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov called the Defense Cooperation Agreement with the U.S.
