List of joint US-Bulgarian military bases
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Joint US-Bulgarian military bases established according to the 2006 Defense Cooperation Agreement between the United States and Bulgaria:
- Bezmer Air Base, Yambol
- Graf Ignatievo Air Base, Plovdiv
- Novo Selo Range, Sliven
- Aytos Logistics Center, Aytos
At least 2,500 US personel will be located there. The treaty also allows the US to use the bases "for missions in tiers country without a specific authorization from Bulgarian authorities," and accords immunity to US militaries, protecting them from any juridical pursuits against them in this country [1]. However, in cases of particular importance to Bulgarian authorities that waiver of primary Bulgarian criminal jurisdiction may be recalled (Paragraph 1, Article X of the Defense Cooperation Agreement).
[edit] References
- ^ OTAN - Le grand jeu des bases militaires en terre européenne, Manlio Dilucci, French translation published on May 9, 2006 in Le Grand Soir newspaper of an article originally published in Il Manifesto on April 30, 2006
[edit] See also
- Foreign relations of Bulgaria
- Foreign relations of the United States
- List of United States military bases
