Defence Minister Nikolay Nenchev said that Bulgaria is working on finalising the contract with Poland on the maintenance of the MiG-29 fighter jets.The contract is expected to be signed by the end of the month, Nenchev said in an interview for Reuters.Until now, the maintenance of the Soviet jets was carried out by Russia, but in a move to decrease its dependence on Moscow, Bulgaria has been negotiating a deal with Poland.Nenchev expressed deep concern that Bulgaria was the only NATO member country, which was almost 90 % dependent on Russia.The maintenance contract between Bulgaria and Russia expires in …read more
Source: Novinite
