Bulgaria allows the United States to deploy refuellers in the country to support operations in the Middle East

ON 22 JULY, BULGARIAN PARLIAMENTARIANS APPROVED THE UNITED STATES REQUEST FOR THE DEPLOYMENT OF REFUELLING AIRCRAFT AND MILITARY PERSONNEL AT AN AIRPORT IN THE COUNTRY TO SUPPORT COMBAT OPERATIONS IN THE MIDDLE EAST. ACCORDING TO A MEASURE ADOPTED BY THE BULGARIAN PARLIAMENT ON WEDNESDAY, FROM 24 JULY TO THE BEGINNING OF OCTOBER, UP TO EIGHT UNITED STATES KC-135 REFUELLERS WITH CREWS AND 250 SOLDIERS WITH WEAPONS AND AMMUNITION COULD BE DEPLOYED TO THE BEZMAIL MILITARY BASE。