A step was taken towards military cooperation between Turkey, Bulgaria and Romania to ensure the security of the Black Sea. The defense ministers of the three countries decided to form a joint task force against the mine threat in the Black Sea at a meeting held in Ankara.

Turkish Minister of National Defense Yaşar Güler, Bulgarian Defense Minister Dimitar Stoyanov and Romanian Defense Minister Radu-Dinel Miruță met at the Presidential Complex on the sidelines of the 36th NATO Summit of Heads of State and Government. Following the meeting, the parties signed a memorandum of understanding providing for the establishment of the Black Sea Mine Countermeasures Task Group (MCM Black Sea).

This agreement aims to enhance maritime security in the region and establish a coordinated mechanism to combat mine risks. The signing ceremony demonstrated the growing cooperation among the three Black Sea countries on regional security issues.
