The US Ambassador Nancy McEldowney said today on a lecture read by the envoy of the Atlantic Club in Sofia that Bulgaria has marked significant progress in its relations to NATO and the EU to win her country’s respect.

‘The United States believe in strong and capable Bulgaria, which is a strong and capable partner of the country I represent’, said Mrs McEldowney and in addition praised the Bulgarian troops who backed the US army in their missions in Iraq and Afghanistan, which the ambassador defined as successful.