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I do not accept criticism that we do not support “Three Seas”
“I instructed SANS and DAR to verify who are these ‘benefactors’ who want to eliminate the actions of the government and the president and prevent something that is so important to Bulgaria,” Prime Minister Boyko Borissov said at a government meeting today. “If someone has underestimated the issue of quarantine, it is not our problem,” added the prime minister, who expressed hope that there will be no further speculation on the matter.
Yesterday, President Rumen Radev said: “I thank my supporters in Bulgaria, who, deeply concerned for my health and that of my fellow presidents, because of my international appearances, rushed behind me to inform the Estonian side about their version of the COVID-19. For me, this is an example of an active event. ” He said this when he got off the plane from Tallinn, after his official visit ended earlier than planned. The reason is that on Friday he was in contact with Air Force Chief Gene. Dimitar Petrov, who has a coronavirus.
“Absolutely everything that Bulgaria had to do by the government has been done, so I cannot accept any criticism that we do not support the Three Seas initiative,” Prime Minister Boyko Borissov said at the beginning of the government session. from today.
The prime minister recalled that back in August, in his meeting in Bled with the United States Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, Matthew Boyce, he highlighted the government’s commitment to the issue.
“We have assured our partners, 11 European countries, Bulgaria’s full willingness to participate in both financing and projects,” added Borissov.
The Prime Minister pointed out that we are the sixth country to participate financially in the initiative, after the government decided on September 2 that Bulgaria should participate with 20 million euros in the Three Seas Initiative Investment Fund. National coordination of the form on the Bulgarian side is also very high level and responsibility for this is assigned to Deputy Prime Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva.
“Bulgaria is already really working on this initiative, with the purchase of 20% of the shares of the liquefied gas terminal in Alexandroupolis. We are currently working at full speed on the South-North gas connection, which connects the port of Alexandroupoli with our gas transportation network and through it we can transport gas to the North, to the West, in all directions. We have prepared gas deposits. We are expanding for liquefied gas, “said Prime Minister Boyko Borissov. “It is not just the gas connections here, it is the roads, the railways, the internet connectivity of the entire region, the supercomputer that will come online in January,” the prime minister added.
“We have prepared absolutely everything necessary for President Radev’s visit to Estonia and for hosting Bulgaria in an initiative next year. Also, on this day when President Radev was in Estonia, Undersecretary of State Keith Krach called and once again thanked and once again confirmed the full cooperation and commitment of Bulgaria in this initiative, “said Prime Minister Boyko Borissov and recalled. that Rosen Plevneliev was the first Bulgarian president to join Bulgaria in this initiative.
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