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BOYKO BORISSOV: ISRAEL IS AN EXTREMELY IMPORTANT FACTOR FOR SECURITY AND STABILITY IN THE MIDDLE EAST

13.06.2018

 

Israel is an extremely important factor for security and stability in the Middle East in my opinion. Today, with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, we will discuss the possibility for joint production in the defense sector, said the Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov at the joint press statement with his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu.

 

Prime Minister Boyko Borissov mentioned in his speech that the relations between the European Union and the State of Israel have not always been at their best and expressed hopes that the peace agreements, whereby the State of Israel is a party, will be signed. "Benjamin Netanyahu is a global leader who is good at having a moderate and balanced policy. Bulgaria can congratulate itself on a successful cooperation with the State of Israel in the fields of security, medicine, new technologies, etc.", explained Borissov. He said that the exchange of good practices between the two countries is particularly successful in the security sector and highlighted the example of the joint trainings of Bulgarian and Israeli pilots.

 

Prime Minister Boyko Borissov was categorical that nowadays Bulgaria and the Bulgarian people have to make very difficult decisions, but history remembers such a decision, which could be defined as a feat. "With the salvation of Bulgarian Jews from deportation, our country opposed a terrible machine, which at the time was fascist Germany," the Prime Minister underlined. He thanked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for his words that Israel would never forget the heroism of the Bulgarian people.

 

"We will always be grateful to Bulgaria, whose citizens laid their bodies on the rails to prevent the deportation of  Bulgarian Jews. We appreciate your efforts to fight anti-Semitism, radical Islam, and terrorism," Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said.

 

The Israeli Prime Minister pointed out that, over the years, his country has always felt Bulgaria's support in international relations. According to Benjamin Netanyahu, the active political dialogue between himself and Prime Minister Boyko Borissov also has a beneficial impact on the relations between the two countries.