Bulgaria denies airspace to Russian aid flights to Syria

Bulgaria has denied its airspace to Russian aid flights to Syria, Sputnik reported on Tuesday.

Bulgarian Defense Ministry spokesman Daniel Stefanov confirmed that the country had closed its airspace to Russian aircraft delivering humanitarian aid to Syria.

"Yes, we can confirm that Bulgaria has denied its airspace to Russian aid flights to Syria," Stefanov told Sputnik.

Bulgarian foreign ministry's spokeswoman said the decision was taken in the past few days.

The ministry said in a statement that it had banned "Russian military transport planes carrying supplies to Syria from entering the country's airspace until September 24."

"The reason for the refusal is associated with incorrect information in the requests to fly over the territory of the Republic of Bulgaria regarding the purpose of the flights and the cargo," the statement said.

First Deputy Head of the International Committee of the Russian Federation Council Vladimir Jabbarov said that Russia may use new flight aid routes to Syria if Greece closes its airspace to Russian aircraft.

Source: MENA