"Έχουμε ήδη ρωτήσει τους εταίρους μας στην Ουάσιγκτον… για το νόημα αυτού, και γιατί έχουμε κι αυτήν τη βουλγαρική έκπληξη μετά από εκείνη της Ρουμανίας" φέρεται να δήλωσε ο Λαβρόφ. (AFP, RIA-Novosti BTA, Reuters - 12/02/10)
Reacting to Borissov's statement, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Sunday that he will ask Bulgaria for explanation of this "unwelcome surprise." "We have already questioned our US partners in Washington … as to the meaning of this, and why we have this Bulgarian surprise after the Romanian surprise," Lavrov was quoted as saying. (AFP, RIA-Novosti BTA, Reuters - 12/02/10)