Bulgaria, Israel to Ink Deals on Defense Cooperation, Joint Military Drills

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) and Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov in Sofia after the historic first joint sitting of the Cabinets of Bulgaria and Israel. Photo by BGNES

Bulgaria and Israel are going to hammer our agreements for close cooperation in defense, their Prime Ministers Boyko Borisov and Benjamin Netanyahu announced after the historic joint sitting of their Cabinets in Sofia.

After the joint sitting on Thursday, the governments of Bulgaria and Israel signed several bilateral agreements in fields such as economy, agriculture, and culture; bilateral deals in defense, however, are still being hammered out.

"We have not signed any defense agreements today but we are about to sign two agreements in defense and defense systems, and potentially on joint military drills. Negotiations are going on at the moment so when they become ready we will inform you," Borisov told journalists during his joint news conference with Netanyahu in Sofia.

The Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov, who was praised in Sofia by then Director of Mossad Meir Dagan in October 2010, assessed highly the cooperation between Bulgaria and Israel in the field of defense, security, and intelligence.

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