I can guarantee that Bulgaria will receive a derogation, there will be no problem. The US is our partner, we are reliable, OFAC welcomed our actions. Today, if we overcome the president's veto on the "Lukoil" law, on Monday or Tuesday we will have a decision and the special manager will be elected. This was said by GERB leader Boyko Borisov on the sidelines of the National Assembly, quoted by Nova TV.
According to him, Russia will not file cases against Bulgaria, since the sanctions are American and that is where Bulgaria's actions stem from - under duress. "The government is doing everything possible for the refinery in Burgas to work well. I have asked the Finance Minister to talk to the two banks that service the "Lukoil" gas stations, as they want to introduce the ban in advance. There will be no problem in order to be able to pay by November 21", Borisov assured.
According to him, the assets of "Lukoil" and "Rosneft" must be sold to acquire new owners, as they cannot work at the moment. "Rumen Radev did what was necessary to delay decision-making on "Lukoil" by one week, I don't know what this brings him. On Friday we adopted the law, he could have vetoed it even then and continued working, but he did it yesterday. There will be debates today, even if it is adopted, a decree will be issued tomorrow at the earliest. They are not working in the US until Monday afternoon, and so the reaction time has been reduced by one week. The president can only find loopholes. "No one has any intention of selling the refinery," commented the GERB leader.
Regarding the budget for next year, he joked that the budget plan is expected to be adopted in the US and today the Council of Ministers will submit it to parliament.