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==History==

==History==

In 1998 former Turkish Navy Forces Commander, Salim Dervisoglu, purposed a maritime force of the Black Sea states.<ref name="photius">http://www.photius.com/blackseafor/</ref>  Dervisoglu brought his idea before experts and diplomats from the Black Sea states. The countries agreed to hold meetings with Black Sea Naval Commanders to plan an prepare for the operation.<ref name="bsf">http://www.blackseafor.org/English/Establishment_Home.asp</ref> A total of ten meetings were held, and in 2000 the Black Sea states signed a letter of intent and sent it to the Turkish government( which gained authority of th region through the [[Montreux Convention]]). The Turkish government agreed to the force and in 2001 the initiative became official.  In 2001, the operation's most important document,"The Blackseafor Establishment Agreement," was signed and the initiative began.<ref name="bsf" /> Russia called on other members to expand Blackseafor's current mandate  to include counter [[terrorism]]in 2004. <ref name="jt">http://www.jamestown.org/edm/article.php?article_id=2368922</ref> Critics claim that this was in response to the [[United States]] interest in expanding [[NATO]]'s counter terrorism mission, [[Operation Active Endeavour]], to the Black Sea. Members continue to conduct regular training exercise and maritime missions through Blackseafor.<ref name="jt">  In the future countries hope to expand Blackseafor to take over the Turkey's counter terrorism initiative, [[Black Sea Harmony]].  

In 1998 former Turkish Navy Forces Commander, Salim Dervisoglu, purposed a maritime force of the Black Sea states.<ref name="photius">http://www.photius.com/blackseafor/</ref>  Dervisoglu brought his idea before experts and diplomats from the Black Sea states. The countries agreed to hold meetings with Black Sea Naval Commanders to plan an prepare for the operation.<ref name="bsf">http://www.blackseafor.org/English/Establishment_Home.asp</ref> A total of ten meetings were held, and in 2000 the Black Sea states signed a letter of intent and sent it to the Turkish government( which gained authority of th region through the [[Montreux Convention]]). The Turkish government agreed to the force and in 2001 the initiative became official.  In 2001, the operation's most important document,"The Blackseafor Establishment Agreement," was signed and the initiative began.<ref name="bsf" /> Russia called on other members to expand Blackseafor's current mandate  to include counter [[terrorism]]in 2004. <ref name="jt">http://www.jamestown.org/edm/article.php?article_id=2368922</ref> Critics claim that this was in response to the [[United States]] interest in expanding [[NATO]]'s counter terrorism mission, [[Operation Active Endeavour]], to the Black Sea. Members continue to conduct regular training exercise and maritime missions through Blackseafor.<ref name="jt"></ref>  In the future countries hope to expand Blackseafor to take over the Turkey's counter terrorism initiative, [[Black Sea Harmony]].  

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<ref>[http://www.middleeastinfo.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=4183]</ref>

==Structure==

==Structure==