The newly formed Commission on Coordination of Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine at its first meeting on Thursday addressed a number of topical issues of cooperation between Ukraine and NATO.

"During the meeting we discussed a number of topical issues of Ukraine's cooperation with the North Atlantic Alliance, which require prompt solutions or interventions. Among other things, they talked about the preparation of draft annual national cooperation program between Ukraine and NATO for 2017 and the state programs on raising public awareness about Euro-Atlantic integration for 2017-2020," the press service of Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze reported.

In addition, the commission analyzed the activities of the Ukraine-NATO joint working group on military reform, military and technical cooperation, economic security, science and environment.

The commission also discussed in detail the results of the NATO Summit in Warsaw and the tasks that emerged due to the adoption of a comprehensive assistance package for Ukraine.

As a result of this discussion, the Commission developed specific proposals on how to address the topical issues of cooperation with the Alliance. The Ukrainian deputy prime minister for European and Euro-Atlantic integration issued relevant instructions, the press service said.

As reported, Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko issued a decree on July 8 on the establishment of the Commission for the Coordination of Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine as a subsidiary agency subordinated to the president. Klympush-Tsintsadze was appointed head of the commission.

The commission will coordinate Ukraine's integration into the Euro-Atlantic space, improve the efficiency of implementing tasks for achieving the criteria for a NATO membership, including under the annual national program of cooperation between Ukraine and NATO.