Bulgaria, Romania and Turkey are expected to sign a joint agreement for demining operations in the Black Sea. Bulgaria’s Defense Minister Todor Tagarev said the agreement has long been in the making, and the parties have finally agreed on the final details. The agreement will be signed next week and provides for the creation of a trilateral demining task force in the Black Sea. Since the launch of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, a lot of maritime mines have exploded in the Black Sea, the latest such incident involving a Greek vessel in December.