US embassy cable - 05SOFIA999

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NATO-AFGHANISTAN: BULGARIA WILL NOT LIFT ISAF CAVEATS SOON

Identifier: 05SOFIA999
Wikileaks: View 05SOFIA999 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Sofia
Created: 2005-06-03 14:02:00
Classification: CONFIDENTIAL
Tags: PREL MARR AF BU NATO
Redacted: This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks.
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.

C O N F I D E N T I A L SOFIA 000999 
 
SIPDIS 
 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/03/2015 
TAGS: PREL, MARR, AF, BU, NATO 
SUBJECT: NATO-AFGHANISTAN: BULGARIA WILL NOT LIFT ISAF 
CAVEATS SOON 
 
REF: STATE 60862 
 
Classified By: AMBASSADOR JAMES PARDEW, FOR REASONS 1.4 (B) AND (D). 
 
(C) Bulgaria will not lift its caveats on crowd/riot control 
and participation in operations beyond their area of 
responsibility in Afghanistan, according to Col. Ivan 
Milanov, Director of the Defense Policy Directorate at the 
Ministry of Defense (MOD).  Milanov said that the General 
Staff and the civilian MOD leadership are aware of the issue, 
but have decided not to modify Bulgaria's position.  He added 
the MOD's civilian leadership would not make any policy 
changes before the upcoming June 25 national elections. He 
also told us, contrary to reftel, Bulgaria has not lifted its 
caveats on its troops in Kosovo. 

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