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Ukraine, Poland and Lithuania are planning to create a joint peacekeeping team in 2013, the Defense Ministry of Ukraine has said.

“Poland in February officially confirmed that it agreed to work with Lithuania on the creation of a military force and complete forming it this year,” First Deputy Defense Minister Oleksandr Oliynyk told a press briefing on Thursday.

According to the ministry, tasks of this team have been outlined and the sides are working on relevant norms and legislation.

As reported, earlier Ukraine, Lithuania and Poland agreed to create a joint peacekeeping team. They planned to form it in 2012.