The European Union's advisory mission for civilian security sector reform started its work in Ukraine on Dec. 1, the mission's head, Kalman Mizsei, has said.
“Our slogan is advice for the sake of trust. Our task is to promote European values and implement the agenda envisaged by the Association Agreement,” Mizsei said at a press conference in Kyiv on Dec. 1.
According to him, the task of the mission is to assess the state of the security sector of Ukraine, as well as to facilitate the implementation of reforms based on the experience of the EU countries.
As reported, on November 17 in Brussels, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin and EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini signed an agreement concerning the EU advisory mission for civilian security sector reform in Ukraine. The decision to create such a mission was taken by the EU Foreign Affairs Council on July 22.
