US, Russia Outline Peace Proposal for Ukraine
The diplomatic talks between the United States and Russia, which began on 18 February in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, have seen the two countries proposing a three-stage peace plan
Russia is forming an international task force to assist in fighting the wildfires that have been ravaging the country for days now, the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations informs.
Yuriy Brazhnikov, a Ministry spokesperson, announced Friday that the land and air force group includes a unit of Bulgarian firemen.
“About 100 of Bulgaria’s best fire fighters with top of the line equipment are already in place,” Brazhnikov says, cited by the Russian information agency RIA Novosti.
Meanwhile, the Bulgarian information agency BGNES, reported that on the order of Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov, a team of 95 people is leaving for Moscow Friday evening. They include firemen and 3 doctors.
The order has been issued after a phone call between Borisov and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin.
Brazhnikov further points out international support is growing with Germany being the first country to offer help, and will involve mainly high-end technology. Other countries joining in include Poland, France, the US, Kazakhstan, Belarus, and Italy.
It was reported earlier that Moscow airports have diverted flights because of the dense smoke and the low visibility, caused by the devastating forest fires. President Dmitry Medvedev has declared a state of emergency in the Moscow region and several other Russian regions after wildfires caused the death of at least 50 people and left thousands more homeless.
Susan Falatko, a career diplomat, has officially arrived in Sofia on February 18 to take up her role as the Chargé d'affaires ad interim at the U.S. Embassy in Bulgaria
Dutch experts from the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee are in Sofia for a series of capacity-building trainings with their Bulgarian colleagues from the General Directorate Border Police in identification of forged documents.
Kenneth Merten has stepped down as U.S. ambassador to Bulgaria following the inauguration of President Donald Trump
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