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Bosphorus Strait Shut for Tankers Carrying Oil, Not Food Supplies
Bosphorus Strait Shut for Tankers Carrying Oil, Not Food Supplies
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According to Montreux Convention Regarding the Regime of the Straits, Bosphorus can be only closed in the case of a declared war, the Russian Agriculture... 16.07.2016, Sputnik International
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Bosphorus Strait Shut for Tankers Carrying Oil, Not Food Supplies
08:48 GMT 16.07.2016 (Updated: 08:55 GMT 16.07.2016) According to Montreux Convention Regarding the Regime of the Straits, Bosphorus can be only closed in the case of a declared war, the Russian Agriculture Minister said.
MOSCOW, July 16 (Sputnik) — After the military coup attempt in Turkey, the Bosphorus Strait was closed for tankers transporting oil, but not for the vessels carrying food supplies, the Russian Agriculture Minister Alexander Tkachev said on Saturday.
"According to our information, the strait is closed only for [oil] tankers because of the threat that oil may ignite," Tkachev told RIA Novosti.
Members of Turkey's armed forces on Friday night tried to stage a military coup. They began with a statement saying they had seized control of the country "to reinstall the constitutional order, democracy, human rights and freedoms, to ensure that the rule of law once again reigns in the country, for law and order to be reinstated."
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday morning declared he is in control of the country.
More than 1,500 military personnel were arrested across the country after the coup attempt.
