Ukraine and Bulgaria signal safety cooperation settlement

Bulgaria's performing Prime Minister Andrey Gyurov and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a safety cooperation settlement between the 2 nations throughout Gyurov's ongoing go to to Kyiv.

Supply: Gyurov at a joint press briefing in Kyiv, as cited by Interfax-Ukraine and reported by European Pravda

Particulars: Zelenskyy and Gyurov stated one of many bilateral paperwork signed on 30 March is a safety cooperation settlement.

"Right this moment, the prime minister of Bulgaria and I’ve signed a safety settlement between our international locations. Our groups labored on this for a very long time," Zelenskyy stated.

He specified that the settlement is legitimate for 10 years.

"The important thing provisions embody the continuation of army assist from Bulgaria to Ukraine," Zelenskyy wrote on X (Twitter). "An vital aspect is joint manufacturing of assorted forms of weapons on the territory of our nation, together with drones. Bulgaria will use the SAFE instrument for such co-production."

"Right this moment, the president and I signed a long-prepared settlement on safety cooperation," Gyurov stated. "I’m glad that we had been ready to do that this time. This isn’t only a formality, it’s joint work inside the framework of our shared Atlantic safety."

Gyurov additionally introduced that the Bulgarian authorities has permitted a nationwide contribution to the Prioritised Ukraine Necessities Checklist (PURL) programme, below which European companions finance the acquisition of American weapons for Ukraine.

Background:

  • On 30 March, Ukraine and Bulgaria held their first intergovernmental consultations, throughout which cooperation in varied areas was mentioned, together with settlement on a roadmap for cooperation in vitality and maritime safety.
  • The 2 international locations additionally plan a check launch of a passenger practice by way of Romania this summer time.

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