Bulgarian Defense Minister Nikolay Nenchev unveiled plans by his government to sign the much-awaited contract for maintenance and repair services of the country's 12 Mikoyan MiG-29 fighter jets with Poland.

The minister first made the announcement in an interview with Reuters, confirming earlier reports on the government's reluctance to continue its defense cooperation with Moscow. Until now, the aircraft was serviced by Russia. The Bulgarian government decided to award the deal to one of its NATO allies, Poland, because of Sofia's increasing row with Moscow.

A representative of RKS-MiG, the aircraft's manufacturer, said Poland cannot legally perform maintenance and servicing works on the Russian-built fighter.

"Poland does not have the licence to repair and extend the life of the engines of MiG-29 fighter jets," RKS-MiG's Alexander Alexandrov told local daily Pressa.

ستقوم بولندا بتصليح وصيانه 6 مقاتلات Mig-29 بلغاريه بدلا من روسيا 

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