Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has signed a decree “On the approval of the Annual National Program under the auspices of the Ukraine-NATO Commission for 2018”.
The annual national program should ensure the fulfillment of the priority tasks of the Ukraine-NATO cooperation and relevant decisions taken at the meeting of the Ukraine-NATO Commission at the level of the heads of state and governments on July 9, 2016, in Warsaw, according to the official website of the head of state on March 28.
The annual national program is a systemic strategic document that defines priority tasks for 2018 and medium-term goals to be achieved by 2020. The document also defines practical measures in the framework of implementing the policy of Euro-Atlantic integration of Ukraine, reforming the security and defense sector of the country in line with the standards and recommendations of the Alliance.
The program is aimed at attracting and using the potential and practical and advisory assistance of NATO and the Allies with a view to enhancing Ukraine’s defense capability in the context of Russia’s armed aggression, as well as the introduction of targeted and systematic measures to prepare the state for joining the Alliance.
The coordination of work on the implementation of the Annual National Program is entrusted to the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine.
