Turkey, Bulgaria and Romania sign deal to tackle Black Sea mines

The agreement will establish a task group between the three NATO countries to deal with mines that drift into their waters from the war in Ukraine.

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00:00 Turkey, Bulgaria and Romania signed an agreement on Thursday for enhanced collaborative maritime

00:05 demining efforts.

00:06 This was announced at a press conference by the Turkish Defense Minister.

00:10 Defense officials from the three NATO allies, Turkish Minister Guler, Romanian Minister

00:15 Tilvar and Bulgarian Deputy Minister Sapranov met in Istanbul on Thursday.

00:21 Agreement comes after Ankara denied access to UK-donated minesweepers for reclaiming

00:26 the Black Sea last week.

00:28 In February 2022, amid Russia`s invasion of Ukraine, Turkey enacted the 1936 Montrox Convention

00:35 to prevent Russian or Ukrainian ships from passing through the Bosporus and Dardanelles

00:40 Straits and ask countries outside the Black Sea not to send warships.

00:45 Moscow and Kyiv exchanged accusations of responsibility for the mines adrift in the Black Sea.

00:51 "Three, two, one, fire!"

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