Parubiy believes Ukraine will become NATO member

14:39, 02.02.2017 1 min read

Verkhovna Rada Speaker Andriy Parubiy said he sees interaction with NATO as a priority for the parliament and is confident that Ukraine will become a NATO member.

"Cooperation with NATO is a priority for the Verkhovna Rada," Parubiy said on Twitter after meeting with Oleksandr Vinnykov, Head of the NATO Representation to Ukraine and Director of the NATO Liaison Office.

"In 2017, we mark the 20th anniversary of the NATO-Ukraine Charter on a Distinctive Partnership. Ukraine will be a member of NATO," he said.

The speaker said Vinnykov had said that NATO members are closely following the security reforms in Ukraine.

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko earlier spoke in an interview with the German edition Berliner Morgenpost about readiness to hold a referendum on the prospects of Ukraine's membership in NATO.