Bulgarian Prime Minister Rossen Zhelyazkov, reacting on November 15 to temporary derogations by the United States and United Kingdom on sanctions on Lukoil in Bulgaria, said: “We did our best for the refinery”.
The derogations were announced on November 14, the same day that the Bulgarian government appointed National Revenue Agency head Roumen Spetsov as special administrator of Lukoil assets in Bulgaria, including the country’s sole refinery.
As quoted by the government information service, Zhelyazkov said that intensive daily talks had been taking place with partners from the UK and US since the first day of the sanctions.
“The goal is to ensure that no funds from the companies will flow in an unwanted direction,” Zhelyazkov said.
“At the same time, it is important that the refinery continues to operate smoothly, that its workers are calm
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