Ukrainian delegation attended a meeting of the Ukraine-NATO Joint Working Group

posted 17 January 2014 12:14

January 16, 2014 at NATO Headquarters in Brussels, a meeting of the Ukraine-NATO Joint Working Group on the Defence Reform in the format of a group of reinforced composition. The meeting took place in the context of preparations for the forth meeting of NATO-Ukraine Commission at the level of Defence Ministers on February of this year at the Alliance headquarters.

The First Secretary of the Council of National Security and Defence Olexandr Medvedko headed Ukrainian Delegation. The Ukrainian delegation also included Director of Defence Policy and Strategic Planning of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine Olexandr Zatynaiko

During the meeting, the delegations discussed the priority areas of NATO-Ukraine cooperation in the defence sector for 2014 and approved the tentative work plan on Defence Reform. Special attention was paid to the course of reform of the security and defence of Ukraine and the status of implementation of cooperation projects with the Alliance aimed at supporting these tasks.

During the meeting, members of delegations discussed the priority areas of NATO-Ukraine cooperation in the defence sector for 2014 and approved the tentative work plan on Defence Reform. Special attention was paid to the course of reform of the security and defence of Ukraine and the status of implementation of cooperation projects with the Alliance aimed at supporting these tasks.

The participants of the meeting appreciated the systemic nature of a constructive partnership between Ukraine and NATO.