Bulgaria's Prime Minister Boiko Borisov looks at members of his cabinet before taking an oath during a swearing-in ceremony in the parliament in Sofia, Bulgaria May 4, 2017. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov
SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borisov on Friday cast doubt over the Balkan country's decision to enter talks to buy new Swedish-made Gripen warplanes to replace its ageing Soviet-designed MiG-29s.
NATO member Bulgaria has said it wants to seal a deal by the year-end to acquire eight new or secondhand fighter jets between 2018 and 2022 in order to modernise its fleet and improve its compliance with the military alliance's standards.
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