Turkey, Romania and Bulgaria to sign plan to clear mines in the Black Sea
12/16/2023, 2:48:38 PM
Highlights: Turkey, Romania and Bulgaria to sign plan to clear mines in the Black Sea. Turkey "responsibly and impartially implements the Montreux Convention on the Straits," Minister of National Defense of Turkey Yashar Guler said. The signing ceremony will take place in Istanbul on January 11, 2024. Earlier, Deputy Secretary of the Russian Security Council Mikhail Popov said that a storm in theBlack Sea could dispel the minefields that the Ukrainian military had set. The Black Sea is one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world.
Turkey, Romania and Bulgaria will sign a plan to clear mines in the Black Sea in Istanbul on January 11.
This was announced by the Minister of National Defense of Turkey Yashar Guler.
Güler noted that Turkey "responsibly and impartially implements the Montreux Convention on the Straits, which ensures balance in the Black Sea."
"We plan to hold a signing ceremony in Istanbul on January 11, 2024 with the participation of the defense ministers of the three countries," TASS quoted him as saying.
Earlier, Deputy Secretary of the Russian Security Council Mikhail Popov said that a storm in the Black Sea could dispel the minefields that the Ukrainian military had set.