“Sometimes I speak extreme, calling some investments good or bad. It is better to talk about favorite investments that create value and jobs, “said Prime Minister of the Republic of Bulgaria Boyko Borissov during the breakfast organized by the American Chamber of Commerce. “Data show that our export is higher than import, which means that our economy is shaking off its old armor and is heading west,” he also said.
“There was fierce opposition to the Lockheed Martin deal in the country. Because when we talk about national security, geostrategic security in a troubled area with conflicts that do not seem to abate – Kosovo, Serbia, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Crimea, at that moment we bought the best equipment for our pilots. We were accused of lobbyism for a deal between the US and Bulgaria. We have always viewed geo-strategic partnership as a priority and we cannot speak about lobbyism or corruption,” he outlined the period before ratification of the contracts for the purchase of a new multi-purpose fighter for the Bulgarian Air Force.
“With our team in the government, we made the process irreversible. Currently, interest is accrued on our money for the transaction in America. We have been and still are under huge pressure.”
“With our team in the government, we made the process irreversible. Currently, interest is accrued on our money for the transaction in America. We have been and still are under huge pressure.”
Prime Minister Borissov also spoke about the diversification of gas supplies and transit in Bulgaria. “Today, the Balkan Stream is under construction too, so whoever supplies the cheaper gas, they will use the pipes. And through competition, both our industrialists and the population will use this gas. Our reverse compressor stations can move gas in both directions,” he further emphasized.
“In terms of nuclear energy, we can make a good project at Belene NPP with a consortium of Franco-German management and US turbines. But here an auction is forthcoming, and both the Chinese and the Korean companies will participate in it,“ reasoned the construction of Belene NPP Boyko Borissov.
“The Great Basilica in Plovdiv is a unique place and I appreciate the work of America for Bulgaria Foundation. But what we do for archeology in Manole, Petrich, Targovishte, Provadia is of no less importance.”
Regarding the European integration and NATO accession of North Macedonia and Albania, the Prime Minister stated emphatically that this is a civilizational and strategic choice aiming to ensure peace in the region and to eradicate corruption in these countries. “I beg my US colleagues, when speaking with their counterparts in North Macedonia, either parties not to distort the facts and history,” he said.