US and Bulgaria sign troops agreement
28/04/2006 - 08:49:30US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and her Bulgarian counterpart today signed an agreement allowing US troops to be deployed in the former Warsaw Pact country.
The 10-year deal signed in Sofia IS seen as part of a broader US military strategy of shifting troops based in Europe further east
Up to 2,500 US troops will be deployed in the Balkan country on a rotational basis.
