US Expresses Support for Bulgarian Constitution Amendments

The US will be standing next to Bulgaria in tough times. The statement was made by Deputy Assistant Secretary of the US Hoyt Yee following his meeting with Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borisov.

''Bulgaria is a friend and an alley in both good and bad times on an international and regional level,'' Yee said. '' I am hereby confirming that the US will be standing right next to Bulgaria. With regards to defense, the US would like to congratulate Bulgaria on its contribution. We welcome the measures Bulgaria has taken to counteract terrorism.''

He further noted that the key to energy security in the whole region is diversification.

The gas inter-connector between Bulgaria and Greece was deemed to have high importance.

Yee noted that the supremacy of law is not an abstract measure, but instead is a key element so that Bulgaria can attain economic success.

''Sometimes the obstacles are small acts of corruption and they need to be counteracted,'' stated Yee. '' We were talking about the anti-corruption units. There needs to be punishment for high-level corruption. The judiciary needs to be independent. We welcome the efforts of Bulgaria for amendments in the Constitution.''

Hoyt Yee is a member of the team of Deputy Foreign Secretary Victoria Nuland responsible for Eastern Europe and Eurasia. His previous visit to Bulgaria was made in September 2014, right prior to the announcement made by US President Obama on the severe sanctions against Russia, as well as the new planned hits against Islamic State headquarters in Iraq and Syria.

''It is important for us to continue the sanctions if we wish to show Russia that it can't get away with it and that it can't continue acting in the same way,'' Yee noted. '' And, if Russia does not...