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UNSPECIFIED, TURKEY, FEBRUARY 27: (SPEECH) Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu makes a statement regarding the passage of Russian ships through the Bosphorus on February 27, 2022 in an unspecified city in Turkey. "The Montreux Convention makes the regulation regarding the passage of warships of riparian and non-riparian countries. Turkey has so far implemented the convention to the letter. In these conditions, we will apply the Montreux agreement. Article 19 is pretty clear. In the beginning, it was Russia's attack, we evaluated it with experts, soldiers, lawyers. Now it has turned into a war. This is not a military operation, it is officially a state of war. In this case, of course, whichever one of us is, it can be Russia, here in Ukraine, in this case, we apply the Montreux agreement in this way. We're talking about the contract. If this warship is to go to the base in the country that is a party to the war, then this passage cannot be prevented. Here it is clear whether that ship is registered to the base. There should be no abuse. He should not be involved in the war after he says he will go to the base and passes through the Bosphorus. I have explained Turkey's position and the provisions of the Montreux agreement." (Footage by dia images via Getty Images)