NATO member states Turkey, Romania, and Bulgaria are close to concluding an agreement to create a joint forces to clear the mines in the Black Sea that appeared as a result of Russia's into Ukraine. Bloomberg reports this, citing three people familiar with the matter. this issue, writes UNN.
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Deputy defense ministers of the three countries defense ministers of the three countries will meet in Ankara on Wednesday to try to finalize to finalize the details of the creation of a maritime mine disposal unit. However, it is unclear whether a final agreement will be signed after the two-day meeting, one of the of the interlocutors.
The meeting will take place a couple days after Turkish Navy Chief Admiral Erküment Tatlioğlu, Turkey's navy chief, spoke out against the presence of other naval Sea by naval forces of other NATO allies, including the United States, saying that they could further fuel that they could further fuel tensions in the region.
According to Bloomberg, if the agreement is reached, the minesweepers will not be considered a NATO operation, but will be the first major joint special operation of the Black Sea allies since the beginning of the of the full-scale invasion of Russia.
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