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Thursday, December 20, 2012

Bulgarian Cabinet mandates Defence Minister to negotiate purchase of fighter jets without calling tender

JAS-39 Gripen |Bulgaria’s Cabinet, in a December 19 2012 decision, handed Defence Minister Anyu Angelov a mandate to negotiate the purchase of multi-role jet fighters – a move that could cost an estimated 700 million leva (about 350 million euro) – without Bulgaria calling a tender on the acquisition.

Because the amount to be spent will be more than 100 million leva, the consent of Parliament will be required.

Angelov told Bulgarian-language media on December 19 that he expected to report to the Cabinet by March 1 2013 on the results of negotiations, along with a recommendation on which aircraft to purchase and a timeframe for delivery.

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