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Vesselin Valchev: Most likely, in three years we will have to pay $1 billion in membership fees for the Peace Council

In diplomatic activity, when there is a lack of professional leadership, the instructions that are followed are two: either we seek consensus with others, or we do what others do. Today, Bulgaria did neither one nor the other, the diplomat added

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Vesselin Valchev: Most likely, in three years we will have to pay $1 billion in membership fees for the Peace Council  - 1

The majority of the countries that were offered by Trump to join the so-called. Peace Council, they refused because first of all they want to get acquainted with the nature of this new organization. This was stated on the air of NOVA NEWS by the diplomat and former Consul General of Bulgaria in Los Angeles, Vesselin Valchev, about the Peace Council established by Donald Trump, of which Bulgaria is a member as of today, quoted by novini.bg.
According to him, the main question is why the Bulgarian state decided to become part of the newly formed organization.

In diplomatic activity, when professional leadership is lacking, the instructions that are followed are two: either we seek consensus with others, or we do what others do. Today, Bulgaria has not fulfilled either one or the other, added Valchev.

According to him, Bulgaria's decision to join the Security Council is to provide moral support for Nikolay Mladenov, who was elected as its supreme representative.
However, the diplomat warned that most likely in three years we will have to pay a membership fee of $1 billion for today's cabinet decision.

In the first three years it will be free, but after three years a contribution of $1 billion will have to be paid. Every member after three years will have to pay this amount. As you can see, this is an equation with many unknowns, so we have to see what the final result will be, explained Valchev.