Petro Poroshenko and Jens Stoltenberg discussed cooperation between Ukraine and NATO for the coming years
17.02.2019 01:30 | Press office of President
During the meeting in Munich, President Petro Poroshenko and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg discussed the issues of Ukraine's cooperation with the North Atlantic Alliance for the coming period.
The Head of State noted that this was the first meeting with Jens Stoltenberg after Ukraine had approved the decision to consolidate the course for the EU and NATO membership in the Constitution of Ukraine.
"Today's meeting with the Secretary General was the first after the Verkhovna Rada had supported the President's proposals regarding the amendments to the Constitution of Ukraine in the part of NATO and the EU. And in this new reality, we have discussed with Jens Stoltenberg, NATO Secretary General, the vectors of cooperation Ukraine will have with NATO in the coming years," Petro Poroshenko said, noting that the meetings with the leadership of the Alliance are permanent, in particular they traditionally take place in the framework of the Munich Security Conference.
"It's about the ambitions regarding the Membership Action Plan, the annual national programs, the development of bilateral cooperation on security improvement in all directions - from cybersecurity to the capabilities of Ukraine's defensive weapons," the President said.