Today a meeting of the committee of the Operational Group for mine action in the Black Sea will be held in Istanbul ( MCM BLACK SEA) with the participation of the commanders of the Turkish, Bulgarian and Romanian naval forces, BTA reported, citing information from the Ministry of National Defense of Turkey.
Today in Umuriyeri district, Istanbul, there will also be an "Activation Ceremony" of the Task Force.
The Black Sea Mine Action Group will begin to carry out its tasks from July 2.
The previous Coordination Meeting of the MCM Black Sea Working Group took place in Ankara in June.
The memorandum to establish the naval mine countermeasures group in the Black Sea was signed by the three countries on January 11 this year in Istanbul.