Bulgaria to Deploy Troops in NATO Mission Protecting Turkish Airspace

Politics » DEFENSE | February 24, 2016, Wednesday // 16:59
Bulgaria: Bulgaria to Deploy Troops in NATO Mission Protecting Turkish Airspace

The Bulgarian government has agreed to send troops as part of a NATO mission aimed at bolstering the defense of Turkey's airspace.

Eight Bulgarian troops will be deployed as of March 01, 2016, for a period of six months, the cabinet has said.

Defense Minister Nikolay Nenchev is quoted by Dnevnik.bg as saying they are not "pilots" but will provide "technical assistance", monitoring and control as part of the mission.

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Tags: Bulgaria, turkey, NATO, Nikolay Nenchev

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