NATO grateful to Ukraine for participating in Alliance's mission in Afghanistan

Defense Minister of Ukraine Stepan Poltorak has participated in the ministerial meeting of partner states of the non-combat mission of NATO in Afghanistan 'Resolute Support' and confirmed Ukraine's assistance to Afghanistan, Secretary General of the North Atlantic Alliance Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday.

"NATO will remain in Afghanistan and we will increase our presence. We are grateful to Ukraine for being the country that contributed to our missions in Afghanistan. It has been doing this for many years. I met with Minister Poltorak and personally expressed gratitude to him," Stoltenberg said at a press conference in Brussels following the meeting of the NATO defense ministers and the partner states of the alliance.