Hurriyet Daily News
March 7, 2022

Defense ministers of six Black Sea countries discuss Ukraine, floating mines

Defense Minister Hulusi Akar on April 6 held an online meeting with his counterparts from Black Sea coastal countries and discussed the floating mines in the Black Sea and the issue of humanitarian corridors to Ukraine.

The discussions, held upon Turkey’s invitation, were fruitful, the minister said in a statement after the meeting.

Besides Akar, Bulgarian Defense Minister Dragomir Zakov, Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Błaszczak, Romanian Defense Minister Vasile Dincu, Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov and Georgian Defense Minister Juansher Burchuladze joined the meeting.

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Agenda.ge
March 7, 2022

Defence ministers of Georgia, Poland, Black Sea coastal states discuss war in Ukraine

Defence ministers from the Black Sea coastal countries and Poland on Thursday discussed the ongoing war in Ukraine via a video call, the Turkish Defence Ministry said.

Presence of mined areas in the Black Sea in the wake of the conflict, and the general security in the region, were discussed following an invitation by Turkish authorities, which Ankara said led to “very efficient” talks.