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Prime Minister Rumen Radev and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen expressed condolences to the families of those killed in a major traffic accident on the Trakia motorway. The incident, which occurred this morning at the Zimnica junction, left 11 people dead and 48 injured. The statements were made during a joint briefing in Varna, where von der Leyen was on a working visit to Bulgaria. Radev addressed journalists at the Nikolay Yonkov Vaptsarov Higher Naval School, noting that he had already briefed von der Leyen on the events of the morning. “I express my deepest condolences to the families of the victims of the Trakia motorway accident,” Radev said. Von der Leyen echoed the sentiment, thanking rescue teams for their efforts and acknowledging the change in her schedule to accommodate the meeting with the prime minister. In the same briefing, Radev highlighted a proposal for a moratorium on attacks against civilian vessels in the Black Sea, a measure jointly advanced by Bulgaria and Romania. He said the initiative had the support of the European Commission and other European leaders. “I thank the Commission for its support of the initiative I proposed together with the President of Romania,” he added. Radev also reiterated Bulgaria’s stance on recent attacks on merchant ships in its exclusive economic zone. He described the incidents as violations of maritime and international law, stating that “the attacks are absolutely unacceptable. Sailors are not parties to an armed conflict, and commercial vessels should not be targeted.” He called for an end to hostilities and active diplomacy to achieve peace in the region. Article source: 24 Chasa | Image credit: 24 Chasa
Prime Minister Rumen Radev and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen expressed condolences to the families of those killed in a major traffic accident on the Trakia motorway. The incident, which occurred this morning at the Zimnica junction, left 11 people dead and 48 injured. The statements were made during a joint briefing in Varna, where von der Leyen was on a working visit to Bulgaria. Radev addressed journalists at the Nikolay Yonkov Vaptsarov Higher Naval School, noting that he had already briefed von der Leyen on the events of the morning. “I express my deepest condolences to the families of the victims of the Trakia motorway accident,” Radev said. Von der Leyen echoed the sentiment, thanking rescue teams for their efforts and acknowledging the change in her schedule to accommodate the meeting with the prime minister. In the same briefing, Radev highlighted a proposal for a moratorium on attacks against civilian vessels in the Black Sea, a measure jointly advanced by Bulgaria and Romania. He said the initiative had the support of the European Commission and other European leaders. “I thank the Commission for its support of the initiative I proposed together with the President of Romania,” he added. Radev also reiterated Bulgaria’s stance on recent attacks on merchant ships in its exclusive economic zone. He described the incidents as violations of maritime and international law, stating that “the attacks are absolutely unacceptable. Sailors are not parties to an armed conflict, and commercial vessels should not be targeted.” He called for an end to hostilities and active diplomacy to achieve peace in the region.
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