Interfax-Ukraine
12:22 15.06.2016

NATO defense ministers approve assistance package for Ukraine

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NATO defense ministers approve assistance package for Ukraine

Defense ministers of NATO member states have adopted a comprehensive assistance package for Ukraine which includes consultations and various kinds of aid, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said.

"During a meeting, the ministers adopted comprehensive assistance package for Ukraine. We will provide consultations and aid within the implementation of this package," he said after a meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Commission in Brussels on Wednesday.

Stoltenberg stressed that the package would be approved at a top-level meeting.

"It includes various ways of our assistance – consultations, support, use of funds, particularly for combat service support, implosive bombs disposal, command and medical rehabilitation. Our goal is to create more effective defense and security structures. We will send advisors for this. We are already doing this. We also would like to strengthen civil control over the security sector," he said and added that new projects would also be launched.

"This is partially related to fight against implosive bombs and projects against the hybrid war. We are also developing scientific projects on the improvement of mine clearing equipment," he said.

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