The most urgent task at the NATO Summit in Washington on July 9-11 will be support to Ukraine, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has said on Friday, adding that NATO will take over the coordination and provision of most international security assistance to Kyiv.

"At the Summit next week, I expect heads of state and government will agree a substantial package for Ukraine. First, NATO Security Assistance and Training for Ukraine," he told a press conference in Brussels.

According to the Secretary General, "NATO will take over the coordination and provision of most international security assistance. With a command led by a three-star general, and around 700 personnel working at a NATO headquarters in Germany, and at logistical nodes in the eastern part of the Alliance."

"This will not make NATO a party to the conflict. But it will enhance Ukraine's self-defense," Stoltenberg said.