Bulgarian Parliament approves memorandum with Türkiye on airspace protection

The Bulgarian Parliament has ratified a memorandum with Türkiye on joint protection of the airspace of the states by a majority vote, the Bulgarian Defense Minister Atanas Zapryanov said, Report informs via TASS.

According to Zapryanov, Bulgaria signed the agreement because NATO countries care about a single airspace.

"It is about defensive actions, we are talking about peacetime operations that are carried out by duty aircraft," he said.

The document regulates the basic principles, procedures and conditions for conducting cross-border air police operations in the airspace of the two countries.