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Базы США в Болгарии
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Базы США в Болгарии
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Достигнута договорённость о предоставлении болгарских баз американским вооружённым силам. Подписание окончательного договора ожидается в апреле, а солдаты США могут появиться в Болгарии в 2007г.
На базах, среди которых полигоны и авиабазы, будет размещаться от 2000 до 5000 американских военнослужащих. Использование баз соответствует американским стратегическим соображениям о передвижении войск США в Европе дальше на восток.
В случае военных действий против третьих стран, болгарская точка зрения будет приниматься во внимание.
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Bulgaria, US Wrap Up Military Bases Talks
Top news: 24 March 2006, Friday
Bulgaria and the US reached a final agreement allowing the US military to use several military bases in Bulgaria.
The news was broken by Bulgaria's Ambassador to NATO Lyubomir Ivanov and US Ambassador to Sofia John Beyrle, who told journalists that if the agreement is signed by April the first US soldiers will come to Bulgaria in 2007.
The agreement should be signed by US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice when she visits the country for a summit of NATO foreign ministers in April, Ivanov explained.
The US will be able to use three Bulgarian military bases - the Novo Selo range and the Bezmer both near Bulgaria's border with Turkey, and the Graf Ignatievo airfield in central Bulgaria. US forces will also use a storage facility near Bulgaria's port of Burgas.
The bases will be used for the training of 2000 to 3000 US soldiers.
The agreement, which will be valid for 10 years, must be ratified by Bulgaria's parliament. It provides mechanisms for bilateral consultations over the actions of the US forces in Bulgaria.
According to the agreement if an American soldier commits a crime on Bulgaria's territory, he will be sued according to local laws. Washington will also inform Sofia about the actions of the US army that concern the bases in Bulgaria.
Bulgaria's Defence Minister Vesselin Bliznakov commented that Bulgaria's flag will be raised in the bases
The location of the US bases in Bulgaria has faced the strong opposition of nationalistic formation Attack (Ataka), whose members left Parliament to stage rallies across the country against the bases.
http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=60991
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Bulgaria will allow U.S. to use military bases close to Mideast trouble spots
By Veselin Toshkov
ASSOCIATED PRESS
7:55 a.m. March 24, 2006
SOFIA, Bulgaria – Bulgaria will allow the United States to use several military bases in the country, giving American forces a jumping-off point closer to potential hotspots in the Middle East, officials said Friday.
Ambassador Lyubomir Ivanov, Bulgaria's chief negotiator, and U.S. Ambassador John Beyrle told reporters the new agreement will go for a last review by both governments. The deal is expected to be signed by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice when she visits Bulgaria during an informal meeting of NATO foreign ministers at the end of April.
Trying to disperse public fears among Bulgarians that the bases could be used as a springboard for American troops to be sent to missions in crisis regions, Ivanov said that under the deal his country's position “will be taken into account in all circumstances.”
“On serious political issues linked to broader actions or possible operations ... the two sides will consult through the usual diplomatic channels,” Ivanov said.
Beyrle said the Bulgarians will be kept informed on U.S. military activities in their country.
“Nothing is going to happen on Bulgarian soil with respect to American forces that the Bulgarian officials are not aware of,” Beyrle said.
Bulgaria borders Turkey and Greece.
The agreement, which covers a 10-year period, needs to be approved by Bulgaria's Parliament.
Under the deal, U.S. troops will be able to use three Bulgarian military bases – the Novo Selo training area and the Bezmer air base in southeastern Bulgaria, as well as at the Graf Ignatievo airfield in central Bulgaria.
The troops also will be granted access to a depot near Aitos and close to the Black Sea port of Burgas.
“A brigade-size force of some 2,000-3,000 U.S. troops will be deployed at the facilities on rotational basis. Their number could be increased to as many as 5,000 in brief periods of time,” Beyrle said.
American officials want to deploy troops on rotational training tours as part of a broader U.S. strategy of shifting troops based in Europe further east. Washington is interested in small, flexible bases,
different from those set up to house large numbers of troops during the Cold War.
Bulgaria, a Balkan country of 7.8 million people, joined NATO in 2004 and hopes to join the European Union next year. Bulgarian officials have said the agreement would help improve Bulgaria's armed forces, boost its economy and enhance security.
Beyrle said the United States expected to invest tens of millions of dollars in upgrading the infrastructure of the facilities.
“The bases will remain Bulgarian property,” Ivanov said, adding that
Bulgarian officers would be in command of the bases, while U.S. commanders would be in charge of the troops located at the facility.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/military/20060324-0755-bulgaria-us-bases.html
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