ISTANBUL (Reuters) -Turkey, Romania and Bulgaria signed an agreement on Thursday on a joint plan to clear mines floating in the Black Sea as a result of the war in Ukraine, following months of talks between the NATO allies. Turkish Defence Minister Yasar Guler, his Romanian counterpart Angel Tilvar and Bulgaria's Deputy Defence Minister Atanas Zapryanov signed a memorandum of understanding in Istanbul to form a trilateral initiative to clear the explosives.
The task group Türkiye, Bulgaria and Romania set up earlier this month could start demining the Black Sea by May, Bulgarian Defense Minister Emil Eftimov.
The defense ministers of Bulgaria and Romania will be hosted by Turkish Minister of National Defense Yaşar Güler on Thursday in Istanbul for an important.