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President Purvanov: Bulgaria's army is powerful

Wed, May 06 2009 13:43 CET

byNick Iliev

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President Purvanov: Bulgaria's army is powerful

Bulgarian President Georgi Purvanov has told Bulgaria and the world that the country possesses "a strong and modern army".

The statement was delivered during the army parade in Sofia on May 6, St George Day, to celebrate the day of the armed forces.

"We posses armed forces which are capable of guaranteeing the country's national security," he said. "The Bulgarian army is a symbol of patriotism, morale and decency."

The President claimed that "Bulgaria has a modern, European army, which is capable of defending the nation's territory, integrity and sovereignty. We have a serious contribution to make towards defending Europe and establishing world peace and security," he added.

During the military parade newly delivered armoured Hummers and three recently purchased C 27 J Spartan aircraft were shown for the first time.

Following the passing out of Bulgarian units, Belgian, Greek, Spanish, Italian, Russian, US, French, Ukrainian, Portuguese, Austrian, Cypriot, Latvian and Romanian units also participated in the ceremony.

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president purvanov is a fan of Monty Pythons.

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