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Ukraine withdraws from agreement on establishment of Black Sea Group of Naval Cooperation
KYIV. Feb 25 (Interfax-Ukraine) – The Verkhovna Rada has adopted a bill on Ukraine’s withdrawal from the agreement on the establishment of the Black Sea Naval Cooperation Group (BLACKSEAFOR).
Some 305 deputies voted for corresponding bill No. 0183 at the plenary session of the Verkhovna Rada on Friday, a member of the Holos faction Yaroslav Zhelezniak said on Telegram.
The Agreement on the establishment of the Black Sea Naval Cooperation Group was signed by Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey and Ukraine in Istanbul on April 2, 2001. The Verkhovna Rada ratified the agreement with a statement of application [with a reservation] on June 5, 2003.
Among the goals of the creation of BLACKSEAFOR was to promote security and stability in the Black Sea and beyond, strengthen friendship and good-neighborly relations between the states of the region, increase interaction between the naval forces of the states.
