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Bulgaria Never Discussed Possibility to Station Army at Border - PM
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov announced that the government has never discussed the possibility to station the army at the border with Turkey in order to guard it against the influx of refugees.
According to him, the suggestion was for the army to provide logistical support to the officials of the Interior Ministry.
Majority of Turks would fight for their country, survey says
A large majority of Turkish people, 73 percent, said they would be willing to fight for their country if there were a war that involved Turkey, Gallup International's annual global End of Year survey has shown.
Globally, 60 percent of the people surveyed said they would be willing to take up arms for their country while 27 percent would not be willing.
Construction of Coastal Station at Port Varna Completed
The construction of the coastal station at Port Varna has been completed.
The coastal station will host an operations center which will manage vessel traffic (VTS Center Varna).
The center will monitor and direct ships north of Cape Emine and also engage in real-time information exchange with the coastal station in Burgas, according to reports of the maritime.bg portal.