Presidency: Decision on Ukraine's accession to NATO should be taken only after clear parameters for peaceful settlement of Ukraine-Russia conflict

A decision on Ukraine's accession to NATO should be taken only after the development of clear parameters for the peaceful settlement of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, which should be accepted and implemented by both belligerent states, the press secretariat of Bulgaria’s President Rumen Radev said on October 3.

The position is on the occasion of the declaration adopted by the presidents of some Central and Eastern European countries regarding Ukraine and its bid for membership in NATO, which Bulgaria and other countries from the region did not join.

The Presidency's position also says that the head of state does not subscribe to the full text of the declaration adopted by some countries in Eastern Europe regarding Ukraine's membership in NATO. President Rumen Radev supports the other positions contained in the document.

Bulgaria is part of the 2008 Bucharest NATO summit declaration on Ukraine's future accession, but this declaration was adopted in a very different security environment. The military actions on the territory of Ukraine today require that its membership of the alliance be discussed within the full North Atlantic Council and not lead to the risk of NATO countries being directly involved in the war, the position said.