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Bulgaria temporarily closes transit commercial traffic to Turkey for 67 countries

As of March 25, Bulgarian authorities have issued a temporary ban on transit commercial traffic to Turkey. The ban applies to heavy load vehicles from 67 countries, including Germany, Angola, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belgium, UAE, United Kingdom, Algeria, Djibouti, Chad, Czech Republic, China, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Morocco, Ivory Coast, Philippines, Finland, France, Guatemala, Korea, Georgia, India, Netherlands, Iraq, Iran, Ireland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Italy, Cameroon, Canada, Montenegro, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Colombia, Kosovo, Kuwait, North Macedonia, Latvia, Lebanon, Hungary, Egypt, Mongolia, Moldova, Mauritania, Nepal, Niger, Norway, Uzbekistan, Panama, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, Tunisia, Ukraine, Oman and Jordan. 

The Haskovo Regional Governor has requested that Uzundzhovo Airport should be turned into a temporary parking lot for 3,000 heavy trucksAt the moment, the queue of heavy goods vehicles along the Maritza highway in direction to the Turkish border is 45 km long, causing a dramatic situation for drivers.



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