Balgarianovinite.com Defence Minister Dimitar Stoyanov and Sports Minister Encho Keryazov are meeting on Friday with mayors from the Yambol Region to discuss the planned deployment of US Boeing KC-135 aerial refuelling aircraft and up to 250 military personnel at Bezmer Air Base.
The meeting, which is being held at the Regional Administration building, is attended by Yambol Mayor Valentin Revanski, Straldzha Mayor Atanas Kirov, Elhovo Mayor Petar Gendov and Bolyarovo Mayor Hristo Hristov.
Mayors of several settlements in Tundzha Municipality were also invited to take part in the talks. They brought a petition signed by 3,249 residents from 26 villages in the region opposing the deployment of the US aircraft.
“I have come to hear the people, reassure them and provide the necessary information to the mayors,” Stoyanov said before the meeting.
“I have already stated my personal position at the Council of Ministers. Let us hold the discussion first, and then we will comment,” Keryazov said.
“Our united response as the mayors of the five municipalities has been prompted by the fact that this process has not been communicated to the local authorities and the local community,” Stancho Stavrev, Mayor of Tundzha Municipality, on whose territory Bezmer Air Base is located, told reporters. “We expect this decision to be reconsidered. That is what the people expect,” he added. Defence and Sports Ministers Discuss Deployment of US Aircraft and Military Personnel at Bezmer Air Base with Mayors from Yambol Region 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-07-24 09:57:00 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law