PRESS DIGEST - Bulgaria - Jan 13

SOFIA, Jan 13 (Reuters) - These are some of the main stories in Bulgarian newspapers on Wednesday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

-- Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borisov dismissed press reports that suggested that the work on Russia-led South Stream gas pipeline will be restored in the next weeks. (24 Chasa, Duma, Trud, 24 Chasa)

-- Prime Minister Boiko Borisov snapped at the country's leading employer organisation CITUB, which demanded the resignation of his interior minister of the killers of a businessman that was shot in Sofia were not detained and said they should focus on accelerating economic growth. (24 Chasa, Duma, Trud, 24 Chasa, Standart)

-- Bulgarian plans to open a new tender to buy 6 new engines for Russian-made MiG 29 jet fighters, the defence minister said. The plan comes as a surprise as Bulgaria wanted to diminish its almost total dependence on Russia for its military air fleet. (Capital Daily, Sega, Trud)

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