The Bulgarian Parliament has ratified a memorandum with Türkiye on joint protection of the airspace of the states by a majority vote, the Bulgarian Defense Minister Atanas Zapryanov said, Report informs via TASS.

According to Zapryanov, Bulgaria signed the agreement because NATO countries care about a single airspace.

“It is about defensive actions, we are talking about peacetime operations that are carried out by duty aircraft,” he said.