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A further 22 countries, including Bulgaria, are expected to follow suit. Andonov said that European Union and Nato membership was not only a privilege, but a duty as well and said Bulgaria can only lose from running away from an active stand. Former ambassadors from Bulgaria’s Foreign Policy Association said on March 5 the “wait and see” tactic adopted by the Bulgarian Cabinet was detrimental in the long run. Former ambassadors to Balkan countries were a lot more critical, however. If Bulgaria truly wants to be considered a serious player on the Balkans, it needs to have a more active position on all regional issues. In an effort to please Western partners and still preserve good neighbourly relations with Serbia, Bulgaria has set out on a path that will lead to failing at both. It is also true the Kosovo case is a big challenge before Bulgarian diplomacy. Photos: REUTERSNearly a month after Kosovo proclaimed its independence, Bulgaria continues to procrastinate over its stance on the new Balkan realities. Still, no problem has ever been solved by simply repeatedly postponing a solution. The current policy resembled the communist-era habit of laying low when facing the unknown, former Bulgarian ambassador to Macedonia, Angel Dimitrov, said.
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