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Saturday, March 21, 2009

Bulgaria Baptizes Formally Two Second-Hand Belgium Frigates

Wielingen class frigateBulgaria's naval base in Burgas held Friday a ceremony for the formal baptizing of the two second-hand frigates the country bought from Belgium.

The ceremony for the naming of the two frigates "Verni" ("Faithful") and "Gordi" ("Proud") was attended by the Bulgarian Defense Minister, Nikolay Tsonev, and his Belgian counterpart, Pieter De Crem.

The transfer of the two second-hand vessels is part of a deal for over EUR 50 M under which Bulgaria gets from Belgium two used frigates and one used minesweeper.

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