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Bulgarian Parliament OKs U.S.deal
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27 May 2006
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) - Lawmakers on Friday overwhelmingly approved an agreement allowing U.S. troops to use Bulgarian military facilities.
The vote was 150-20 with two abstentions in the 240-seat chamber.
The ratification was the last formality before the deal takes effect, and opened the way for the first U.S. soldiers to arrive at the end of the year or early next year as planned.
Under the 10-year deal, signed in April by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Bulgarian Foreign Minister Ivailo Kalfin, up to 2,500 U.S. troops will use four military facilities.
``The agreement is not directed against any third country,'' Kalfin told parliament before the vote. It is ``an answer to the new threats ... connected to terrorism, proliferation of nuclear weapons and irrational use of weapons,'' he said.
Along with ratifying the deal, lawmakers declared the agreement was ``an important factor promoting security and stability in southeastern Europe and the Black Sea region.''
The declaration also sought to make clear that the agreement would not lead to nuclear weapons on Bulgarian soil.
The four facilities that the United States will use with Bulgaria's military are the Bezmer and the Graf Ignatievo air bases, the Novo Selo training area and some storage facilities near Aitos.
The deal is part of the Pentagon's plan to shift troops based in Europe farther east, to small, flexible bases closer to potential hotspots in the Middle East.
Copyright © 2006 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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