България: Президента Росен Плевнелиев говори за отпускането на въздушен коридор на Русия

The only thing I expect to be clear is that Bulgaria is a sovereign country. Bulgaria is a dignified member of the EU and NATO. Bulgaria is active in upholding the rules and the defensive strategy of the EU." *MULTIPLE SHOTS CUT OVER AT SOURCE* The Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev spoke on the issue of Russian use of Bulgarian airspace for its aid to Syria, Thursday, at the business forum 'IT & Outsourcing' in the Graf Ignatievo Air Base in Plovdiv. Plevneliev stated that Russian aircrafts willing to cross through their airspace have to be "humanitarian flights," and compelled them to land in Bulgarian airports to be checked before continuing their way. He also underlined that "Bulgaria is a dignified member of the EU and NATO," which according to him, means they are "active in upholding the rules and the defensive strategy of the EU." On Wednesday Bulgarian Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov said that only Russian aircrafts carrying humanitarian aid would be allowed to fly through the air corridor over Bulgarian territory. In recent days, the USA has pressed the countries in the region to ban Russian flights of crossing their air space, a move that Moscow has denounced as "international boorishness". Russia has responded by finding alternate routes for their flights.