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Bulgarian Prime Minister spoke about the application of articles of the NATO Charter after the drone attack

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Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev said the country will not trigger Articles 4 and 5 of the NATO Charter following the drone attack on merchant ships in the exclusive economic zone, as the incident occurred in international waters.

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Articles 4 and 5 of the NATO Charter govern allied consultations and the principle of collective defense in the event of an attack on a member of the alliance.

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Bulgaria will not invoke Articles 4 and 5 of the NATO Charter due to drone attacks on merchant ships off the country's coast. This was stated by Prime Minister Rumen Radev, his words were quoted by Bulgarian National Television (BNT).

“We are experiencing much more serious attacks within territorial waters. Keep in mind that this is 130 kilometers from our coast, within our exclusive economic zone, but these waters are considered neutral,” he explained the decision of the country’s leadership.

The Prime Minister noted that he had already informed the leadership of the European Union and NATO about the incident.

Articles 4 and 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty provide for consultations between the allies and the principle of collective defense in the event of an armed attack on one of the alliance countries, respectively.

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