The Defense Ministry of Ukraine is preparing for the rotation of Ukrainian servicemen in the European Union's multinational battle group in 2011, as well as for the participation in the EU's Atalanta headquarters, the ministry told Interfax-Ukraine on Friday.
"At present we are working on possible participation in one of the 15 European Union multinational battle groups – Helbroc – that starts a rotation in the EU in the second half of 2011," a representative of the department said.
The ministry’s representative also added that this group consists of servicemen from Greece, Bulgaria, Romania and Cyprus.
As of today, the Defense Ministry has drafted all necessary documents and sent them to relevant ministries for agreement.
According to the ministry’s representative, they are working on joining next multinational European Union battle group that starts rotation in the second half of 2012.
In addition, the Defense Ministry is studying the issue of sending a Ukrainian officer to work in the Atalanta headquarters.
