NATO-Ukraine JATEC Center should be fully operational in coming weeks – NATO’s senior rep to Ukraine
The NATO-Ukraine Joint Analysis, Training and Education Centre (JATEC), deployed in the Polish city of Bydgoszcz, has already begun work and should be fully operational in the next few weeks, said Patrick Turner, head of the NATO Mission in Ukraine.
“I was there, in Bydgoszcz, last month and I think there is good progress towards establishing JATEC. There are excellent Ukrainian colleagues, and more Ukrainians will be coming in the next few weeks to join the team. It’s a strong team and it’s already doing work now and there will be an ambitious program of work for the next year,” Turner said in an exclusive interview with the Interfax-Ukraine news agency.
Answering a clarifying question on whether JATEC is already fully functioning, Turner said that “we expect the Centre to begin working on the tasks assigned in the next few weeks.” ‘But I recommend that you speak with our military colleagues, for further details,” he added.