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PM Borissov: Bulgaria Will Not Allow Being Used as Bargaining Chip in  Relations between Russia and West

Brussels, December 4 (BTA) - Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko
Borissov conferred Wednesday with Elmar Brok, Chairman of the
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the European Parliament, the
government's information service said in a press release.

The two officials conferred on Wednesday evening after Borissov
arrived in Brussels on a working visit. The main topic of the
talks was the situation of the South Stream gas pipeline
project.

Borissov said that Bulgaria has always supported the
implementation of the gas pipeline but only provided that all
requirements of the European and Bulgarian legislation are
strictly complied with. He also stressed that Bulgaria will not
allow being used as a bargaining chip in the relations between
Russia and the West. "I expect the EU leaders to protects the
interests of Bulgaria too in the talks between Russia and the
EU," Borissov said.

On Thursday in Brussels Borissov is scheduled to confer with
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, European
Council President Donald Tusk, European Parliament President
Martin Schulz and European People's Party President Joseph Daul.