Shalamanov’s comments come against a background of diplomatic squabbles between Sofia and Moscow over defence and foreign relations issues and a background of the saga of more than a decade of Bulgaria needing to modernise to move on from era of its Soviet-made military equipment.
Since the caretaker government took office in Bulgaria in August, succeeding a cabinet that was anything but inclined towards confrontations with Moscow, there have been verbal exchanges as Russian officials have verbally attacked Shalamanov and President Rossen Plevneliev, leading to responses from the Foreign Ministry and Plevneliev himself.
A continuing political issue for months and years has been the future of Russian-linked energy projects, with a former centre-right government of a party now apparently set to return to power having put a stop to the Belene nuclear power station project, while Bulgaria also faces EU queries over the awarding of a construction contract for the land section of the South Stream gas pipeline project.
A Nato member since 2004, Bulgaria continues to have a high rate of outdated military hardware...............http://sofiaglobe.com/2014/10/14/bulgarian-defence-minister-catastrophic-consequences-unless-country-rids-itself-of-old-russian-military-equipment/
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