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Turkey, USA Conduct Joint Exercises in Black Sea


Sat 03 Oct 2020 | 07:49 PM
Ahmed Moamar

This morning, a Turkish frigate, "TCG BARBAROS", and an American destroyer, "USS ROSSVELET", carried out joint military training in the Black Sea, which is bordered by Russia and Turkey.

The Turkish Ministry of Defense said in a brief statement that the "TCG BARBAROS" frigate of the Turkish Navy has carried out "transitional" military exercises with the American destroyer "USS ROSSVELET" since the beginning of October.

The ministry also published a number of photos for part of the activities of the exercises in the waters of the Black Sea.

Turkey and the United States of America are both North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) members.

On the other hand, the Russian Chief of General Staff Valery Gerasimov announced that the United States and NATO have recently intensified their military activities 20-30 km away from the western  Russian border.