SOFIA (AFP) – Bulgaria cleared the way Friday for a new NATO command centre in the former Warsaw Pact country to shore up the eastern flank of the alliance against Russian aggression.The centre is one of six being set up over the next year by the alliance alongside the creation of a rapid reaction force of 5,000 troops in response to Russias alleged actions in Ukraine.The former communist country had banned its military from working under international command on its own soil, but parliament passed an amendment Friday lifting the obstacle.Half of the 40 staff at the new centre in …read more
Source: Dunya TV
