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Bulgaria's Foreign Minister Nikolay Mladenov has paid a surprise visit to Israel, in his own words, to help stop Iran's "nuclear armament without a war", he told reporters in Jerusalem.
Bulgaria's Foreign Minister Nikolay Mladenov has paid an unannounced visit to brief the Israeli leadership on the investigation of the July 18, 2012, Burgas Bus Bombing which killed 5 Israeli tourists and a Bulgarian bus driver on the Bulgarian Black Sea coast.
Mladenov's surprise visit was revealed by international media noting that Israeli officials were tight-lipped Thursday about Mladenov's brief on Buglaria's probe into last July's Burgas bombing.
According to israelinationalnews.com Bulgarian Foreign Minister Nikolay Mladenov visited the Western Wall of the Temple in Jerusalem on Thursday.
During his visit, he told reporters that he came to Israel "to help oppose Iran so that it will stop its nuclear armament without a war."
"An attack on Israel is like an attack on Bulgaria and our friendship with you is firm and strong," Mladenov is quoted as saying.
The report further notes that Mladenov was moved by the prayer at the holy site and talked about the blossoming Jewish community in his country.
According to Bulgarian and Israeli sources, Mladenov met Thursday with President Shimon Peres and Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, as well as with National Security Advisor Yaakov Amidror. No details of the meetings were forthcoming.
A Bulgarian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said the issue of the probe was discussed in the meetings. "Results of the investigation will be made public once it is completed and Bulgaria has enough evidence to back it up," she added.
While Israel blamed Hezbollah and its sponsor Iran for the attack, the Bulgarians have not yet issued their final report on the matter, due to be released either next week or the beginning of February 2013.
The conclusions of the report are expected to have a significant impact on whether the EU finally adds Hezbollah to its list of terrorist organizations, something the US has already done and which Israel has been pushing for more than a decade. Such a move could lead to the freezing of Hezbollah's assets in Europe.
Bulgarian Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov, in Dublin for talks with European Union ministers on Thursday, was also expected to update Bulgaria's EU allies with the latest news, his office said.
Bulgaria has said the bombing was plotted outside the country and carried out by foreigners but has yet to publish full findings from its long-running investigation, which officials say is not yet complete.
In September, Britain and the Netherlands urged other EU governments impose sanctions on Hezbollah for providing support to Syria's President Bashar Assad.
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