Prime Minister Boyko Borisov held a telephone conversation with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. "We have the deepest sympathy for the victims and relatives of those who died in the fires in Greece. With anxiety and pain, we received the news of the disaster that struck the friendly Greek people, which resulted in human casualties and caused heavy material damage, "the Bulgarian Prime Minister stressed.

Forest fires covered the area of ​​Athens, with the victims of the element being 50 and more than 150 people injured. An extraordinary situation has been declared in the Athens area because of the element, and Greece has requested international fire-fighting assistance.

Prime Minister Borisov pointed out that Bulgaria is ready to provide technical assistance to Greece with 50 firefighters and two fire fighting machines. He added that he had ordered the Ministry of Interior to undertake an immediate organization upon a request from Greece for international assistance, that our forest fire extinguishing module be ready to participate under the Civil Protection Mechanism of the EU.

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is grateful for the proposed assistance from Bulgaria and pointed out that he will seek the Bulgarian Prime Minister if necessary.