"No way! Not only do I bow to foreign despots, and swap anti-American anecdotes with Latin dictators, but I also pull a Chamberlain on the former Warsaw Pact countries."
Posted on 02/12/2010 8:33:43 PM PST by ErnstStavroBlofeld
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov said Friday he favoured taking part in a new US missile defence system in Europe and a US ambassador indicated that talks have already started. Neighbouring Romania has angered Russia by announcing it wants to host medium-range ballistic missile interceptors as part of a US missile defence system expected to be operational by 2015.
Asked about Bulgaria's stance on the system, Borisov said: "As a NATO member, we take into consideration everything that concerns Europe's security and will undertake the respective measures."
"In my view, we have to show solidarity (with US plans) but Bulgaria's position will depend on parliament and the position of the European Union," Borisov told journalists.
"If you are a NATO member, you have to work for collective security," he said.
The US ambassador to Bulgaria James Warlick hinted in a public lecture that Washington was open for talks with Sofia on the issue.
"There is a role for Bulgaria to play in missile defence, precisely what that is will be in part determined by the interest of the Bulgarian government," he said.
He added that the United States was "at a very early stage of discussion" with Bulgaria and other countries in the region.
"At this stage we would like to consult and to talk through what the possibilities might be and this will happen at the technical level and also at the policy level," Warlick said.
"But given Bulgaria's expressed interest to date, its geography and its cooperation with us in other areas, we hope that the discussions on missile defence will continue and will be productive," he added.
Warlick said the US vision for a missile defence system in Europe was "based on an assessment of the missile threat from Iran and the Middle East."
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God bless eastern europe.. They know the Americans are on their side. Maybe not the TOTUS but most of the people are..
I agree. They are the ones standing up against the Russian threat.
"No way! Not only do I bow to foreign despots, and swap anti-American anecdotes with Latin dictators, but I also pull a Chamberlain on the former Warsaw Pact countries."
Ping.
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