Cablegate: Four More Bulgarian Troops to Join Nato

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UNCLAS SOFIA 000267

SIPDIS

SENSITIVE

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL IZ BU NATO
SUBJECT: FOUR MORE BULGARIAN TROOPS TO JOIN NATO
TRAINING MISSION IN IRAQ

REF: USNATO 0054

(SBU) Bulgaria will send four more trainers to take
part in the NATO Training Mission - Iraq (NTM-I)
bringing their total to five, the Intergovernmental
Council for NATO Integration decided on February 2.
Deputy Minister of Defense Ilko Dimitrov confirmed that
if the Bulgarian Council of Ministers approves the
decision as expected, the trainers could leave for
Baghdad as soon as required by NATO. However, due to a
recent motion of no confidence in parliament, the
Council of Ministers has not yet scheduled a vote on
this decision. We will inform Washington when the
trainers are approved.

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