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We have disappointed all of our allies. There is no way that the position of the US senators could be in the column “personal change”, because it is uploaded to the official website of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Relations. A Judicial Board is necessary. There may be a resolution from the European Parliament. “
This was stated by our former ambassador to the United States, Elena Poptodorova, in an interview with Frognews editor-in-chief Katya Ilieva.
“This is a bipartisan statement, which is important to say. It is no coincidence that the signatures of two senators, a Democrat and a Republican in the United States Senate. One of them is chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. And the other vice – president. There is no rebuttal. We did not see any senator jump in and say that he did not agree. If it were just a personal opinion, as I heard comment, it would not find its place in “You do not have to know how Congress and States work. United to say something like that, “said Poptodorova.
“Let me say a phrase and it is the following:” The key to attracting investment is transparency in the governance of the country and the need for Bulgaria to redouble its efforts to achieve the rule of law and curb corruption. “This is a quote from the joint press conference of John Kerry, then Secretary of State of the United States, and his colleague in our country, Mr. Daniel Mitov, held in January 2015. Later, during the Secretary of State’s visit, a road map was signed and They agreed to four working groups to work together on the most critical areas, including energy and the rule of law.
This calendar conversation does not begin yesterday or today with the statements of the two senators. I’ll take you back to a forgotten 2005 article in the Congressional Quarterly, reviewing letters from the American embassy, which were displayed in the context of WikiLeaks. It is no accident that Secretary Kerry’s visit stands out, because that was the main topic of conversation. I can get closer and I will do so in time: Prime Minister Boyko Borissov’s visit to Washington in November 2019, when such a bilateral document was again signed. There, one of the three main critical areas was the rule of law. I will remember the first public speech of the then newcomer US Ambassador to Bulgaria, Hero Mustafa, who at a special event organized by the Atlantic Club said that the mission of the embassy and its personal mission is to fight corruption and the rule of law. . of the Law. I will even remember something very recent, a kind of interview that I had the privilege of conducting. It is the justice and rule of law adviser of the US embassy, who is a prosecutor: Jessica Kim. So none of this statement from senators should surprise our nation’s audience. I think we managed to disappoint all of our allies, “continued Poptodorova.
“At that time I participated in the NATO accession negotiations. I am also very knowledgeable about the important elements of the EU accession negotiations. In both forms of negotiating our accession, the rule of law was fundamental. I even remember that in one of these talks with the NATO delegation they once again raised the issue of judicial reform, and I will not forget the reaction of the then Minister of Justice, Anton Stankov, who said with a deep sigh: “This is perhaps the most hard. Imagine what it means to wait for a cemetery to be moved with help from within. ”An iconic phrase that stuck in my mind back then, but we made compromises.
And because in the attitudes, in the ideas of our allies, commitment is not a flying word or a flying leaf, but a fulfillment, they believed us. And they thought that whatever we did as a commitment to this reform, we would do it. So we should not be surprised by these numerous and increasingly explicit statements. They will be more and more focused. I will not be surprised if a resolution from the European Parliament is coming soon, because we must not forget that this issue is on the table and is being debated by MEPs. You understand what our country is like in such an environment.
She is unable to live up to these expectations, which ultimately affect our good life here. But in any case, the absence of this type of reform and the lack of a fight against corruption is an obstacle to much more complete relations, more intense, if you will, richer, both bilaterally with individual states and allies, within our two Alliances. . I remember resistance to the introduction of a currency board. Today we have almost daily reasons to think about the healing, protective and guaranteeing effect it has on the Bulgarian economy, finances and the cost of our lives. Well, maybe it’s time to think about a Judicial Board.
We have always been kings of various sayings, including that “the law is the door to the field.” It is no coincidence that I took it for granted that I am not ruling out a reaction from the EP. The question is where it goes! And if we get stuck in some vacant lot, I fear that the caravan will turn around and there will be no one to walk in it, “concluded Poptodorova.
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