Bulgaria will send to Greece five modern firetrucks and fire fighting teams of 45 people to help the country deal with the ranging fires.

Interior Minister Roumen Petkov said that the agreement between both countries had been reached during the meeting of Prime Ministers Sergei Stanishev and Costas Karamanlis on August 27.

The two countries now have to agree on how the aid will be delivered to Greece, Focus news agency said.

Petkov said that two months ago Bulgaria also received aid from Greece and Russia to deal with fires.

EU mobilised all its members to fight against the fires in Greece. Six European countries - Germany, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway and France - have already provided Greece with firefighting equipment.

So far, more than 60 people have died in the fires.