Ukraine, NATO discussing joint efforts in Black Sea region - Kuleba

Ukraine is discussing an initiative to unite efforts in the Black Sea region, including with NATO, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has said.

He said this at a briefing following his talks with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu in Lviv on Thursday, October 7, according to an Ukrinform correspondent.

"A strategic initiative by the president of Ukraine states that NATO countries, as well as Ukraine, Georgia and even Moldova, can unite their efforts in the Black Sea region. And this initiative is being discussed now in various capitals, including with NATO," Kuleba said.

He noted that Ukraine is ready to take further steps at the bilateral level with Turkey in order to strengthen their partnership on Black Sea security.

"Today we discussed these steps with Mevlut in great detail so you can consider that the talks are in their active phase," he said.

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