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Bulgaria sends firefighters to North Macedonia

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Bulgarian caretaker Prime Minister Stefan Yanev has ordered for help to be sent to the Republic of North Macedonia to combat the fires on the territory of the neighboring country.

This will happen under the mechanism for mutual assistance and 25 firefighters with 3 fire trucks and 2 other vehicles will leave for the border areas near the towns of Kočani and Delčevo. On August 3, Yanev spoke on the phone with his North Macedonian counterpart, Zoran Zaev, and expressed Bulgaria's readiness to send firefighting assistance after dealing with fires in this country.



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