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| Bulgaria to press Bush on shield |
| US President George W Bush is in Bulgaria for talks expected to focus on American plans to build a missile defence shield in Europe.
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| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
, 11-June-2007
3:36:9 AM |
| Bulgaria's government is concerned it may be left out of the plan, which would include facilities in Poland and the Czech Republic.
The issue has contributed to raised tensions between the US and Russia.
Bulgaria also hopes to discuss five nurses sentenced to death in Libya on charges of infecting children with HIV.
The issue of Kosovo, a key regional concern and the focus of talks in neighbouring Albania on Sunday, will also be on the agenda.
Mr Bush's visit to Sofia is the final leg of his eight-day European tour.
The tour has taken the US president to the summit of G8 leaders in Germany, as well as the Czech Republic, Poland, Italy and Albania.
Defence fears
During formal talks with Bulgarian President Georgy Parvanov and Prime Minister Sergey Stanishev, Mr Bush is expected to thank Bulgaria for its support in Iraq and Afghanistan.
See a map of the US missile defence system
More than 3,000 US troops are due to start arriving at a new base in Bulgaria in September, as part of a US policy to move many of its European forces closer to the Middle East.
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