Eurasia Press & News
Bulgaria’s two biggest opposition right-wing parties have called for a moratorium on moves that would secure the country’s dependence on Russia after the current government steps down.
The statement was triggered by the Socialist-led ruling coalition’s last minute efforts to negotiate a new contract with Russian energy giant Gazprom and Russian funding for the construction of Belene nuclear power plant.
“These contracts are a heavy financial burden for Bulgaria, which it will have to carry for decades on end. Generations of Bulgarian citizens will have to pay the multi-billion credit from Russia,” the leaders of the Union of Democratic Forces (UDF) and Democrats for Strong Bulgaria (DSB) said in a joint statement.
According to them the pro-Russian policy of the current government will be abandoned by their successors as it runs counter a declaration of the National Assembly from 1997 for the development of equal and mutually-benefiting relations with the Russian Federation.
Bulgaria will hold general elections this summer.
