PM Borissov Insists the Jet Fighters for the Bulgarian Air Force to Be New

My only requirement in the process of purchasing jet fighters for the re-armament of the Bulgarian army that they should be new, Bulgaria’s Prime Minister Boyko Borissov said on 7 July speaking at a public discussion The Transatlantic Connection through the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the EU" .

He also said that he thought the three armed services should be rearmed in parallel. The prime Minister said he had repeatedly discussed the subject with the Defence Minister, Krassimir Karakachanov, who commented that the rearmament deal was worth a billion and a half and that he would like the debate about it to be held in Parliament and be completely transparent to the public.

“We will negotiate with three countries for new aircraft,” Prime Minister Boyko Borissov told journalists in Parliament later during the day, as quoted by BGNES. He pointed out that the F-16, Eurofighter, Gripen, MiG, Su had factories and produced new aircraft.

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