WASHINGTON - U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Europe and Eurasia Matthew Bryza said that the United States, while exerting efforts to increase security in Black Sea, does not have any intention to violate Montreux Convention (on Turkish straits) to which Turkey emphasizes great importance.
Taking the floor at a panel discussion in the 25th annual conference of American-Turkish Council and Turkish-U.S. Business Council in Washington, Bryza said that the US needs to demonstrate clearly what its goals are as regards the Black Sea, however they do not intend to violate or invalidate Montreux Convention. He added that they also do not want to create tension with Russia.
Noting that the aim of the United States is not to deploy a naval force in Black Sea, Bryza said that NATO member Turkey is already in the Black Sea, adding that Romania and Bulgaria are also NATO member countries.