Bulgaria will take over command of the Black Sea Mine Countermeasures Group, a trilateral naval initiative involving Bulgaria, Romania and Turkey, with the leadership role rotating every six months among the three participating countries. Turkey currently holds command of the group, but responsibility will be transferred to Bulgaria on Wednesday, Anadolu Agency reported.

Defense Minister Yaşar Güler hosted his Romanian and Bulgarian counterparts on Wednesday on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Ankara, and the three...

Bulgaria will take over command of the Black Sea Mine Countermeasures Group, a trilateral naval initiative involving Bulgaria, Romania and Turkey, with the leadership role…