Bulgaria to Stay Course on Iraq - President
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Bulgaria will keep on being a reliable U.S. ally in Iraq and in the international war on terrorism after general elections in June, President Georgi Parvanov said Monday.
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Meeting with visiting here Iraqi interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia is ready to support all Iraqi steps aimed at restoring order
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The fourth shift of Bulgarian troops to serve within U.S.-led coalition forces in Iraq have completed their training, a military official said Friday.
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Politics: 12 November 2004, Friday. The last phase in the preparation of Bulgaria's fourth infantry unit to set off for Iraq in about a month was completed, the Defense Ministry announced in a press statement.
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Ukraine's defense minister said Friday his country will maintain its sizable military force in Iraq for the foreseeable future, contrary to his earlier suggestion that the force might be reduced or withdrawn.
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ROME - Premier Silvio Berlusconi reaffirmed Thursday that Italy would keep its troops in Iraq for as long as the government there wanted them.
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Politics: 26 October 2004, Tuesday. Bulgaria's President Georgi Parvanov leaves Tuesday on official visits to Slovenia and Croatia, the second leg of his trips to countries in Southeastern Europe.
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Speaking at the first news conference of his second term, the president also appeared to acknowledge that the fighting in Iraq was likely to go on even after the elections.
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Bulgaria&#39;s Socialist Prime Minister Sergey Stanishev vowed Friday to maintain financial stability in the country despite record-high inflation in July and an ever-widening current account gap.
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The European Union discussed proposals on Friday to help stabilize Iraq and organize elections there despite lingering differences among member states over the US-led war that ousted Saddam Hussein.
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President Bush retains confidence in Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki despite the failure of the Shiite politician's signature effort to improve security in Iraq's bloody capital, the White House said as Bush prepared to host the new leader.
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President Bush said on Thursday that  he and Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi would "stay the course"  in Iraq and insisted national elections will be held there in  January despite a worsening insurgency.
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Bulgarian President Georgy Parvanov called on Friday for clear rules that would enable all members of US-led multinational force in Iraq to contribute to the decision-making process.
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Bulgaria in Brief: 4 December 2004, Saturday. A monument dedicated to Senior Sergeant Ivan Indzhov, who died while executing his duties in Iraq, was inaugurated on Saturday in his native village Radovets.
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President insists he has winning strategy in Iraq even as report says Iraqi government has failed to stem violence and bring about reconciliation.
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George W Bush is in Bulgaria on the final leg of his Europe tour, with Kosovo and missile defence high on the agenda.
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Politics: 29 November 2004, Monday. The first group of the Bulgarian unit to Iraq returned to Sofia safe and sound on November 28.