In ENGLISH | РУС/УКР
Sign in | Register
Mobile version | Subscription | RSS Archive
KyivPost

NATO respects Ukraine's nonaligned status

Print version
Feb. 11, 2011, 4:45 p.m. | Ukraine — by Interfax-Ukraine
Deputy Chairman of the NATO Military Committee Walter Gaskin has said the year 2011 will be a difficult one due to financial limitations. "The year 2011 will be a difficult year for all of us, taking into account some financial limitations and limits, but I hope that through joint efforts we will be able to achieve the set goals," he said at a meeting with Chief of General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Colonel-General Hryhoriy Pedchenko, in Kyiv on Friday.

During the meeting the sides discussed the current situation and prospects for the development of the cooperation between the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the NATO Military Committee.

Gaskin thanked the Ukrainian side for its participation in NATO military operations, and at the same time expressed respect for Ukraine's nonaligned status.

"We respect Ukraine's nonaligned status. At the same time we are very grateful to Ukraine for its contribution to operations to settle crises under the guidance of NATO, its participation in the Kosovo Force (KFOR), Operation Active Endeavour,and operations in Afghanistan," he said.

Speaking about further military cooperation between Ukraine and NATO, Gaskin said that one important aspect was to increase the capabilities of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and to bring them into operative compatibility with NATO forces.
READ MORE IN SECTION
The Kyiv Post is hosting comments to foster lively debate. Criticism is fine, but stick to the issues. Comments that include profanity or personal attacks will be removed from the site. If you think that a posted comment violates these standards, please flag it and alert us. We will take steps to block violators.
Anonymous Feb. 12, 2011, 5:44 p.m.    

Nato does not respect ukraine. Nato is a fraud and a tool of the new world order. Why is nato so interested in ukraine? Ukraine needs panslavism not nato.

{# <-- parent id goes here
Anonymous Feb. 13, 2011, 1:51 a.m.    

NATO countries have roads, nice salaries and high life expectancy.

Pan-Slavism was a 19th century failure now hijacked by unemployed, right wing losers with bad grammar.

{# <-- parent id goes here
Anonymous Feb. 13, 2011, 12:55 p.m.    

&quot;NATO countries have roads, nice salaries and high life expectancy.&quot;

Have you been outside the tourists spots in Turkey?

{# <-- parent id goes here
Anonymous Feb. 13, 2011, 6:08 p.m.    

Yes I have; reminds me of downtown Dnepropetrovsk only better roads and buildings.

{# <-- parent id goes here
Anonymous Feb. 13, 2011, 7:27 p.m.    

&quot;Pan-Slavism was a 19th century failure now hijacked by unemployed, right wing losers with bad grammar.

Nope, he is not US citizen, HA HA HA, gasp, HO HO HO :D

{# <-- parent id goes here
Anonymous Feb. 13, 2011, 3:10 p.m.    

Nato countries need to be saved themselfs. Ukraine does not need to be saved by nato. Nato countries, USA, canada, western europe are being flooded with nonwhite imigrants thanks to the new world order. The NWO are using the nonwhite imigrants like a TROJEN HORSE to destroy the west from within. Today the west, has no identity thanks to the NWO tool called diversity is strength. Nato countries go home your countries need to be saved from all the nonwhite imigrants the NWO are sending you. Ukraine needs panslavism not nato. Nato is just a slave of the NWO.

{# <-- parent id goes here
Anonymous Feb. 14, 2011, 12:16 a.m.    

Nato must die, islam will win :)

{# <-- parent id goes here
Anonymous Feb. 14, 2011, 1:35 a.m.    

The tools of the satanic NEW WORLD ORDER, The west, all nonslavic countries, every kind of nonslavic people, are afraid of panslavism becouse they all know they will not be able to defeat slavic people once slavic people are united. GOD bless all slavic people.

{# <-- parent id goes here
Anonymous Feb. 14, 2011, 3:59 p.m.    

Panslavism is russian facism

{# <-- parent id goes here
Advertising link

KyivPost

© 1995–2012 Public Media

Web links to Kyiv Post material are allowed provided that they contain a URL hyperlink to the www.kyivpost.com material and a maximum 500-character extract of the story. Otherwise, all materials contained on this site are protected by copyright law and may not be reproduced without the prior written permission of Public Media at news@kyivpost.com
All information of the Interfax-Ukraine news agency placed on this web site is designed for internal use only. Its reproduction or distribution in any form is prohibited without a written permission of Interfax-Ukraine.