Editing Bulgaria (section)

=== Foreign relations ===
{{Main|Foreign relations of Bulgaria}}
[[File:BAF MiG-29s in flight Garchev.png|thumb|alt=Bulgarian MiG-29 fighters in flight|[[Mikoyan MiG-29]] jet fighters of the [[Bulgarian Air Force]]]]
Bulgaria became a member of the [[United Nations]] in 1955. Since 1966, it has been a non-permanent member of the [[United Nations Security Council|Security Council]] three times, most recently from 2002 to 2003.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thegreenpapers.com/ww/UNSecurityCouncil.phtml |title=The United Nations Security Council |publisher=The Green Papers Worldwide |access-date=4 December 2011 |archive-date=8 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171108031920/http://www.thegreenpapers.com/ww/UNSecurityCouncil.phtml |url-status=live }}</ref> It was also among the founding nations of the [[Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe|Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe]] (OSCE) in 1975. Euro-Atlantic integration has been a priority since the fall of communism, although the communist leadership also had aspirations of leaving the [[Warsaw Pact]] and joining the [[European Communities]] by 1987.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dnes.bg/obshtestvo/2008/08/15/bai-toshoviiat-blian-bylgariia-v-es-prez-039-87.55776 |script-title=bg:Бай Тошовият блян – България в ЕС през '87 |trans-title=Todor Zhivkov's dream – Bulgaria in the EC in '87 |publisher=Dnes.bg |date=15 August 2008 |language=bg |access-date=20 December 2011 |archive-date=26 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120126214023/http://www.dnes.bg/obshtestvo/2008/08/15/bai-toshoviiat-blian-bylgariia-v-es-prez-039-87.55776 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |script-title=bg:"Дойче веле": Тодор Живков искал България да стане член на ЕС |trans-title="Deutsche Welle": Todor Zhivkov wanted Bulgaria to join the EC |url=https://www.vesti.bg/novini/prez-1988-g.-komunisticheskiiat-lider-veche-iskal-ne-prosto-reforma-na-socializma-a-smiana-na-sistemata-1230064 |newspaper=Vesti |date=3 September 2008 |language=bg |access-date=28 July 2018 |archive-date=12 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220512223029/https://www.vesti.bg/novini/prez-1988-g.-komunisticheskiiat-lider-veche-iskal-ne-prosto-reforma-na-socializma-a-smiana-na-sistemata-1230064 |url-status=live }}</ref> Bulgaria signed the European Union [[Treaty of Accession 2005|Treaty of Accession]] on 25 April 2005,<ref name="ec">{{cite web |url=http://ec.europa.eu/enlargement/archives/enlargement_process/future_prospects/negotiations/eu10_bulgaria_romania/treaty_2005_en.htm |title=European Commission Enlargement Archives: Treaty of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania |publisher=European Commission |date=25 April 2005 |access-date=20 December 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110219145342/http://ec.europa.eu/enlargement/archives/enlargement_process/future_prospects/negotiations/eu10_bulgaria_romania/treaty_2005_en.htm |archive-date=19 February 2011}}</ref> and became a full member of the European Union on 1 January 2007.<ref name="Ind">{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/the-big-question-with-romania-and-bulgaria-joining-the-eu-how-much-bigger-can-it-get-430061.html |title=The Big Question: With Romania and Bulgaria joining the EU, how much bigger can it get? |newspaper=[[The Independent]] |first=Steven |last=Castle |date=29 December 2006 |access-date=14 September 2018 |archive-date=16 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191116202327/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/the-big-question-with-romania-and-bulgaria-joining-the-eu-how-much-bigger-can-it-get-430061.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In addition, it has a tripartite economic and diplomatic collaboration with Romania and Greece,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www2.mfa.gr/www.mfa.gr/en-US/Policy/Geographic+Regions/South-Eastern+Europe/Balkans/Bilateral+Relations/Bulgaria/ |title=Bulgaria – relations |publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Greece |access-date=31 March 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120205023232/http://www2.mfa.gr/www.mfa.gr/en-US/Policy/Geographic+Regions/South-Eastern+Europe/Balkans/Bilateral+Relations/Bulgaria/ |archive-date=5 February 2012}}</ref> good ties with China<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fmprc.gov.cn/eng/wjb/zzjg/xos/gjlb/3150/ |title=Bulgaria – Bilateral Relations |publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the PRC |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130726144918/http://www.fmprc.gov.cn/eng/wjb/zzjg/xos/gjlb/3150/ |archive-date=26 July 2013 |access-date=28 July 2018}}</ref> and [[Vietnam]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=121248 |title=Vietnam Thanks Bulgaria for University Graduates |publisher=[[Novinite]] |date=28 October 2010 |access-date=31 March 2012 |archive-date=3 December 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111203090603/http://novinite.com/view_news.php?id=121248 |url-status=live }}</ref> and a historical relationship with Russia.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://theconversation.com/russias-borders-old-ties-pull-bulgaria-in-two-directions-33288 |title=Russia's borders: old ties pull Bulgaria in two directions |work=[[The Conversation (website)|The Conversation]] |date=22 October 2014 |access-date=13 January 2022 |quote=Modern relations between Bulgaria and Russia began about two centuries ago... |archive-date=13 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220113205531/https://theconversation.com/russias-borders-old-ties-pull-bulgaria-in-two-directions-33288 |url-status=live }}</ref>[[File:Diplomatic_missions_of_Bulgaria.PNG|thumb|Diplomatic missions of Bulgaria]]

Bulgaria deployed significant numbers of both civilian and military advisors in Soviet-allied countries like [[Nicaraguan Revolution|Nicaragua]]{{Sfn|Arms Sales}} and [[Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya|Libya]] during the [[Cold War]].{{Sfn|Foreign Affairs in the 1960s and 1970s}} The first deployment of foreign troops on Bulgarian soil since World War II occurred in 2001, when the country hosted six [[KC-135 Stratotanker]] aircraft and 200 support personnel for the war effort in Afghanistan.<ref name="CENTCOM">{{cite web |url=http://www.centcom.mil/bulgaria/ |title=Bulgaria Factbook |publisher=United States Central Command |date=December 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111018052026/http://www.centcom.mil/bulgaria/ |archive-date=18 October 2011 |access-date=4 October 2018}}</ref> International military relations were further expanded with accession to [[NATO]] in March 2004<ref name="nato">{{cite web |url=http://www.nato.int/docu/update/2004/03-march/e0329a.htm |title=NATO Update: Seven new members join NATO |publisher=NATO |date=29 March 2004 |access-date=20 December 2011 |archive-date=15 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140315110351/http://www.nato.int/docu/update/2004/03-march/e0329a.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> and the US-Bulgarian Defence Cooperation Agreement signed in April 2006. [[Bezmer Air Base|Bezmer]] and [[Graf Ignatievo Air Base|Graf Ignatievo]] air bases, the [[Novo Selo Range|Novo Selo]] training range, and a logistics centre in [[Aytos Logistics Center|Aytos]] subsequently became [[List of joint US-Bulgarian military bases|joint military training facilities]] cooperatively used by the United States and Bulgarian militaries.<ref name="State">{{cite web |url=https://2009-2017.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/3236.htm |title=Bulgaria Factbook |publisher=Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, U.S. Department of State |access-date=4 December 2011 |archive-date=18 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220318174110/https://2009-2017.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/3236.htm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/features/setimes/features/2006/04/28/feature-01 |title=US, Bulgaria sign defence co-operation agreement |publisher=[[Southeast European Times]] |date=28 April 2006 |access-date=20 December 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110125201923/http://setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/features/setimes/features/2006/04/28/feature-01 |archive-date=25 January 2011}}</ref> Despite its active international defence collaborations, Bulgaria ranks as among the most peaceful countries globally, tying 6th alongside Iceland regarding domestic and international conflicts, and 26th on average in the [[Global Peace Index]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=2024 Global Peace Index |url=https://www.economicsandpeace.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/GPI-2024-web.pdf}}</ref>

Following the 2022 [[Russian invasion of Ukraine]], Bulgaria decided to assist Ukraine;<ref>{{cite web |title=Bulgaria's Parliament votes additional military aid for Ukraine, possibility of air space for F-16 training |url=https://sofiaglobe.com/2023/12/08/bulgarias-parliament-votes-additional-military-aid-for-ukraine-possibility-of-air-space-for-f-16-training/ |date=8 December 2023 |access-date=9 December 2023 |archive-date=9 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231209114527/https://sofiaglobe.com/2023/12/08/bulgarias-parliament-votes-additional-military-aid-for-ukraine-possibility-of-air-space-for-f-16-training/ |url-status=live }}</ref> in 2023, after Gazprom illegally stopped exporting gas to Bulgaria, the country in turn stopped importing Russian oil and gas.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bulgaria Strikes Back After Gazprom Suspended Gas Supplies Last Year |url=https://jamestown.org/program/bulgaria-strikes-back-after-gazprom-suspended-gas-supplies-last-year/ |date=26 October 2023 |access-date=9 December 2023 |archive-date=9 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231209114527/https://jamestown.org/program/bulgaria-strikes-back-after-gazprom-suspended-gas-supplies-last-year/ |url-status=live }}</ref>