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Bulgaria Claims to Be Happy Turkey Got US, NATO Missile Shield Radar [Sep 02, 2011] Bulgaria is satisfied with the agreement reached between the USA and Turkey to deploy in the latter the radar of the US/NATO missile defense system in Europe, Bulgaria's foreign and defense ministers said in a joint statement. Turkey's decision to agree to host elements of the missile shield in spite of its earlier misgivings was announced by a Turkish official early Friday. "This step is part ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria to Host Elements of NATO Missile Defense if Turkey Refuses [Jun 24, 2011] Bulgaria is likely to host elements of the US/NATO missile defense system in Europe instead of Turkey if Turkey refuses to host them, according to Bulgarian Deputy Defense Minister Avgustina Tsvetkova. Turkey's position about hosting elements of the US and NATO missile shield, most likely its radar system, should be clear by the fall of 2011, Tsvetkova told journalists in Pamporovo Friday ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Won't Host US, NATO Missile Shield Facilities - Defense Min [May 05, 2011] Bulgaria will not be hosting elements of the US and NATO missile defense system in Europe, at least for the time being, Defense Minister Anyu Angelov announced. "The only certain Bulgarian participation in the creation of the NATO missile shield in Europe is our proportional share in its funding. No specific talks have been held for anything more than that even though Bulgaria has declared its ... [via YahooNews] More >>

NATO Secretary General to Visit Bulgaria [May 07, 2010] During his official visit to Bulgaria, NATO Secretary General, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, is expected discuss deploying anti-missile elements in Bulgaria. [via YahooNews] More >>

MIT Professor: Bulgaria Can Count on US Security Guarantees (Novinite.com) [Mar 08, 2010] Realizing the current US plan for a missile shield in Europe, including elements based in Bulgaria, will have a negligible impact on Russian defense, a leading MIT researcher told Novinite.com. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria NGOs Demand Referendum on US Defense Shield (Novinite.com) [Mar 04, 2010] Bulgaria's Foreign Minister Nikolay Mladenov rejects reports that formal talks are going on for locating US missile defense elements in Bulgaria. Photo by BGNES [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Hints It Needs US Missile Shield Because of Iran, Russia Confused (Novinite.com) [Feb 19, 2010] Bulgaria?s Foreign Ministry formally replied to a note of the Russian government that no official talks had been held for locating elements of the US missile defense in Europe on Bulgarian soil. [via YahooNews] More >>

Moscow expects Bulgaria's explanations about U.S. missile shield (People's Daily) [Feb 19, 2010] Russia is demanding explanations from Bulgaria about its plan to host elements of the U.S. missile defense system, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Thursday. "As regards news about consultations Bulgaria is holding with the United States on the deployment of the U.S. missile defense system on its territory, Russia is sending an official letter, requesting explanations about the goal and ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Russia Demands Explanation from Bulgaria over US Missile Defense (Novinite.com) [Feb 19, 2010] Russia has made a formal request asking Bulgaria for clarifications regarding the potential location of elements of the US missile defense in Europe on Bulgarian soil. [via YahooNews] More >>

Russia Demands Explanation from Bulgaria over US Missile Defense (Novinite.com) [Feb 19, 2010] Bulgaria's Foreign Minister Nikolay Mladenov has said no formal talks were going on for locating US missile defense elements in Bulgaria. Photo by BGNES [via YahooNews] More >>

Russia sends official query to Bulgaria on purposes for deploying US ABM (Itar-Tass) [Feb 18, 2010] MOSCOW, February 18 (Itar-Tass) - Russia has sent an official query to Bulgaria regarding the purposes of deployment of the elements of the U.S. national antiballistic missiles system on the Bulgarian territory. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Top Diplomat: No Official Talk on US Defense Shield (Novinite.com) [Feb 17, 2010] Bulgaria?s Foreign Minister, Nikolay Mladenov, rejected reports that Bulgaria is holding official talks about adopting elements of the planned US missile defense shield. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Ex PM: Cabinet Never Discussed US Defense Shield (Novinite.com) [Feb 16, 2010] Bulgaria's former Prime Minister and leader of the Socialist Party (BSP), Sergey Stanishev, declared his cabinet never held any talks about Bulgaria adopting elements of the planned US missile defense shield. [via YahooNews] More >>

US: We Haven't Asked Bulgaria to Host Missile Defense Shield (Novinite.com) [Feb 16, 2010] Ellen Tauscher, the US Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs, has stated that the US has not requested Bulgaria to adopt elements of the planned US missile defense shield. [via YahooNews] More >>

Moscow wants explanation on U.S.-Bulgaria missile shield talks (Defence Professionals) [Feb 15, 2010] MANAGUA | Moscow waits for detailed explanations concerning U.S. plans to deploy elements of its missile shield in Bulgaria, the Russian foreign minister said according to RIA Novosti. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

RF expects Bulgaria to explain its plans to deploy US ABM sites (Itar-Tass) [Feb 14, 2010] MANAGUA, February 14 (Itar-Tass) - Russia expects detailed explanations over Bulgaria?s intentions to deploy elements of the U.S. missile defense system, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Sunday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Moscow wants explanation on U.S.-Bulgaria missile shield talks (Russian Information Agency Novosti) [Feb 14, 2010] Moscow waits for detailed explanations concerning U.S. plans to deploy elements of its missile shield in Bulgaria. [via YahooNews] More >>

U.S. considering Bulgaria for missile shield deployment (People's Daily) [Feb 13, 2010] The United States has held informal talks with Bulgaria about basing parts of its European missile shield in the NATO nation, the U.S. ambassador to Sofia said Friday. U.S. Ambassador James B. Warlick said the U.S. plans to deploy elements of the defense system "in northern and southern Europe and will consult closely with Bulgaria and NATO allies on the specific deployment options." Warlick ... [via YahooNews] More >>

U.S. in talks with Bulgaria on missile shield (Russian Information Agency Novosti) [Feb 12, 2010] The United States is holding informal talks with Bulgaria on hosting elements of a U.S. missile shield on its soil, the U.S. ambassador to the Balkan country said Friday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria, U.S. discuss missile defense plans (Russian Information Agency Novosti) [Feb 12, 2010] Bulgaria is holding informal talks with the United States on hosting elements of a U.S. missile shield on its soil, the U.S. ambassador to the East European country said Friday. [via YahooNews] More >>