March 20, 2008 12:26 PM
SOFIA, Mar 20, 2008 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- 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.
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