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09:24, March 21, 2008 |
Up to 500 U.S. soldiers and 18 U.S. military planes will arrive in Bulgaria to patrol the skies over the Romanian capital Bucharest during the NATO summit scheduled there for March 31, local media reported Thursday.
The Bulgarian cabinet voted Thursday during its weekly meeting to allow the additional U.S. forces to stay in the country until April 22.
The U.S. troops will take part in securing the Bucharest NATO meeting between March 31 and April 6.
They will be able to fly over, land and refuel on Bulgarian territory, and to perform any other activity related to the logistics of the summit.
During the rest of their stay in Bulgaria, the U.S. troops will participate in joint drills of the alliance's armed forces.
Source:Xinhua
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