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Foreign Ministry: Bulgaria strongly condemns Navalny's poisoning

published on 9/2/20 7:08 PM

Photo: EPA/BGNES

"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria was informed by the German government that the Russian politician Alexei Navalny had been poisoned with Novichok. We are very concerned about this news." This was stated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a position published on its website.

"We strongly condemn this criminal act and call on the Russian authorities to cooperate fully with the investigation, which will bring the perpetrators and guarantors to justice," the ministry statement reads.

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