Poroshenko calls for closer NATO cooperation in 2017
Head of the Ukrainian State Petro Poroshenko has said that in 2017 the national annual program of cooperation with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) will focus on reforms to achieve NATO standards, the press service of the Ukrainian president has said.
"From 2017 all assistance from NATO’s side will be fully associated with the task of reforming. The time frame remains the same: through to 2020," the report says.
Poroshenko and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg discussed the possibilities of deepening cooperation between NATO and Ukraine.
"I am very grateful for the support of NATO and the development of our defense capabilities, as well as for reforming, advisory and technical assistance in the development of our security and defense sector. It is very important for us and we are satisfied with the state of our cooperation," the president said.
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