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==Controversy==  

==Controversy==  

In 2006, the [[United States]] came forward with the idea of spreading NATO's OAE to the Turkey controlled [[Black Sea]]. [[Turkey]], a NATO member strongly opposed the idea. They stated that it would be breaking a treaty that the United States signed in 1936 which stated that foreign warships would not stay more then 21 days in the Black Sea during peacetime. Turkey also stated the having OAE in the Mediterranean would be redundant because of Turkeys own missions, [[Operation Black Sea Harmony]] and [[BlackSeaFor]].<ref>http://www.heritage.org/Research/RussiaandEurasia/bg1990.cfm</ref>

In 2006, the [[United States]] came forward with the idea of spreading NATO's OAE to the Turkey controlled [[Black Sea]]. [[Turkey]], a NATO member strongly opposed the idea. They stated that it would be breaking the [[Montreux Convention]], a treaty signed in 1936 which stated that foreign warships would not stay more then 21 days in the Black Sea during peacetime. This treaty was calTurkey also stated the having OAE in the Mediterranean would be redundant because of Turkeys own missions, [[Operation Black Sea Harmony]] and [[BlackSeaFor]].<ref>http://www.heritage.org/Research/RussiaandEurasia/bg1990.cfm</ref>

<ref> http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?F=1764645&C=navwar</ref> Turkey and United States relations remained strained on the issue until the United States shelved the idea.

<ref> http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?F=1764645&C=navwar</ref> Turkey and United States relations remained strained on the issue until the United States shelved the idea.

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