Lavrov: Withdrawal of foreign troops, weapons and equipment also applies to Bulgaria and Romania
The withdrawal of foreign troops, weapons and equipment also applies to Bulgaria and Romania, two countries that were not members of NATO in 1997, he said. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov answering questions from the media that the Russian Foreign Ministry published today on its website.
Moscow has demanded legally binding guarantees from NATO that the bloc would cease to expand eastward and return to its 1979 borders.
Asked what that meant for Bulgaria and Romania, which joined NATO after 1997, the ministry said Russia wanted all foreign equipment and troops to withdraw from those countries, the TASS news agency reported.
- It is about the withdrawal of foreign troops, equipment and weapons, as well as other steps aimed at restoring the situation from 1997 in countries that were not members of NATO at the time. That includes Bulgaria and Romania, Lavrov said.
Source: MIA