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US ambassador to Bulgaria says he has not discussed names with anybody

US ambassador to Bulgaria Kenneth Merten in Burgas
Photo: BNR-Burgas

“I have not discussed names with anybody, it is not my job. Bulgaria is a sovereign country,” said US ambassador to Bulgaria Kenneth Merten in Burgas, and added that decisions such as this must be made by the citizens of Bulgaria and not by foreigners.

His words come as a comment on the political scandal with the leaked audio recording of a meeting of the We Continue the Change National Council on 21 May. In the audio, the voice of We Continue the Change co-chair Assen Vassilev can be heard saying that the names of the future heads of the Bulgarian special services had been discussed with “the embassy” and with “embassies”. Ambassador Merten was in Burgas for the 120th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Bulgaria and the US.



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