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Novinite.com  (31 May 2022)

Prime Minister of Bulgaria Kiril Petkov said in Brussels that he was "very happy" that the agreement reached yesterday with European partners had been confirmed and that Bulgaria would have a postponement of the purchase of Russian oil. A separate paragraph will be written for our country in the final communiqué after the European Council meeting, in which an exception will be noted "especially for us until the end of 2024." His comment came after an agreement reached by the leaders of the European Union to impose a ban on imports of Russian oil.

According to the prime minister, this decision "positions Bulgaria very well", allowing the oil refinery in Burgas, which is owned by the Russian company Lukoil, to be renovated so that it can work with something different from Russian oil. "Bulgaria remains the only country that has a port, but there is a real derogation, and this is due to the understanding that our refinery is designed to work with Russian oil," Petkov said.

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