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Ukraine has signed an updated version of the roadmap for cooperation with NATO

Ukraine has signed an updated version of the NATO-Ukraine Roadmap for Defense and Technical Cooperation.

Reports about it “European truth” with reference to the statement on site RNBOU.

A delegation of Ukraine headed by Deputy Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Serhiy Demedyuk took part in the 28th meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Joint Working Group on Defense and Technical Cooperation at NATO Headquarters in Brussels today (SRGO).

“During the event, participants reviewed the results of cooperation with NATO 2019 in the field of armaments and reform of the national defense-industrial complex and identified priorities for 2020 year”, – the statement said.

Following the meeting, the parties signed an updated version of the NATO-Ukraine Roadmap for Defense and Technical Cooperation.

“The parties discussed practical aspects of cooperation in the framework of NATO Support and Procurement programs and projects, NATO Communications and Information Agencies, as well as groups of the Conference of National Armaments Directors”, – noted in the National Security and Defense Council.

Number of Ukrainians, who support EU accession, increased to 60%, for NATO - 52%

60% Ukrainians support Ukraine's accession to the European Union, 52% advocating for the country's accession to NATO is more, than during the previous survey.

This is evidenced by the results of a sociological study, conducted by the group “Rating”, transmits “European truth”.

“In December, support for the country's pro-European development vector increased: 60% support accession to the European Union (in November - 57%), 52% support NATO accession (48% - in November)”, – it is said in the message.

According to the site European Truth

Meeting of the school Euroclub

15 November 2019 on the basis of Srednevodyanska Secondary School of I-III grades., as part of the school Euroclub(head Guzova ON), an international symposium was held “Education, culture and education by means of national traditions”. In which teachers of national schools of Rakhiv region took part, Lilia Governyan, chairman of the association of teachers of schools with Romanian as the language of instruction, Alexander Dumbrava, inspector of the school inspectorate and school teachers of. Sibiu (Romania).

As part of the implementation of the Strategy and the celebration of Europe Day in the institutions of general secondary and extracurricular education of the district conducted informational and educational classes, hour communication, thematic lessons, talks on reforms and institutional transformations in the field of Ukraine's European integration, European values and standards on the rule of law and respect for human rights, overcoming discrimination in all its manifestations. Round tables, lectures, discussions, educational conversations, hour communication: “Ukraine's European choice” (Chornotysyanska secondary school art.), “Implementation of European systems of criminal law”(Yasinyanska Secondary School of I-III grades), “Social aspects of European integration” (Serednovodyanska secondary school art.), “Accession to the World Trade Organization and European integration” (Richanska secondary school art.), “European integration of education” (Kobyletska-Polyansky secondary school art.), “We, Ukrainians, in the family of European nations” (Roztokivska secondary school art.); quiz, competitions “European kaleidoscope” (Rakhivska secondary school art. №1), “Familiar and unfamiliar Europe” (Richanska secondary school art.); virtual travel, cruises “Charming corners of Europe” (Yasinyanska Secondary School of I-III grades) “We are discovering Europe together” (Yasinya secondary school art. №2); oral magazines, newsletters and bulletins “Ukraine – course on European values” (floating school of I-III centuries.), “Ukraine-Romania: bridges of friendship” (Dobrichanska school I-II cent.), “The border is next to us” (Kostylivka secondary school art.).

For heads of general secondary and out-of-school education institutions on the basis of Lazeshchyna Secondary School of I-III grades. 16 May 2019 A workshop on the problem was held in 2006 “Improving the professional competence of teachers in the New Ukrainian school and integration into the European educational space”, where the information project was presented “Ukraine is Europe” (prepared expositions 16 European countries and features of their national culture are presented, life, customs, traditions).

Thematic book exhibitions are arranged in school libraries, information expositions, literary readings on the activities of the European Union and Europe Day.

In Srednevodyanska Secondary School of I-III grades. a meeting of the school Euroclub on the topic took place “Ukraine: way to Europe”.

Students and teachers of Yasinyanska Secondary School of I-III grades. №1 and DNZ №1 village. Yasinya took part in a meeting with the leading consul of Hungary Erdeja Piiter and the deputy chairman of the society of the Hungarian culture of Transcarpathia Giizo Gulaci.

The teams of educational institutions of the district are informed and have the opportunity to participate in various international trips, seminars on European experience in the implementation of cultural policy, education, Health Care, organized by the All-Ukrainian youth public organization "Heart to Heart". In March-April 2019 Study tours to the Principality of Liechtenstein for students and teachers of schools with Hungarian as the language of instruction and in. Baia Mare, Maramures County, м.Хунедора (Romania) – with Romanian as the language of instruction.3445 students attended 34 language camps, in particular 79 English language groups, 19 – German, 13-French, 8-Romanian, 2- Hungarian. The content of the work in the camps was devoted to the names of different days, in particular, friendships, sports, music, ecology, tales, travel, international relations, excursions, mother, families, etc.. Pupils were active participants in camp events with elements of role-playing games (“Meeting with foreign correspondents” Kostylivska Secondary School of I-III grades), training, theatrical performances (Yasinya secondary school art. №1), watching videos (Vydrychanska secondary school art.), intellectual games, talk show, competitions, competition, prepared projects ( “My peers abroad” Bilynska secondary school art., “Pam”slaughterhouse of German culture” Yasinya secondary school art. №2). Materials from the Cambridge University Press were successfully used in the camps (Cambridge University Press), “Pearson” (United Kingdom), “Oxford University Press” and others.

NATO's Science for Peace and Security Program

NATO SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE FOR PEACE AND SECURITY

28 June 2006 p. NATO's North Atlantic Council approves Alliance proposal to establish new NATO Science Committee for Peace and Security. The new committee is the result of a broad initiative to restructure the Alliance's working bodies, which brought together the best aspects of the former NATO Scientific Committee and the Committee on the Challenges of Modern Society.

The idea of combination is caused by the need to simplify administrative procedures in the context of preparation of projects in the field of science and environment in particular, and the feasibility of establishing a unified system of NATO budget resources for planning and implementing projects in the field of non-military cooperation..
The NATO Science Committee for Peace and Security has become a key committee of the Alliance, which supports practical cooperation in civil science and innovation and connects science with society through projects, initiated and implemented within the existing procedures of the program "Science for Peace and Security" (former name – "Security through science").

This approach takes into account best practices, acquired by NATO and Allies over the past decade; expected result – a simplified and more efficient NATO resource management system, from incl. administrative and financial.

The Science Committee for Peace and Security has several main goals:

implementation of cooperation projects with an emphasis on partnership;
demonstration of openness and transparency, ability to work together in projects on a mutually beneficial basis;
identification of security threats, threat prevention, finding and making adequate decisions;
decision-making at the national level and exchange of information between experts, scientists, politicians in solving current problems of today, involvement of scientific, expert and political opinion from Allied partner countries

PRIORITIES FOR SCIENCE AND SECURITY SCIENCE PROGRAMS
(earlier – SECURITY THROUGH SCIENCE)

The NATO Science Committee for Peace and Security is gradually adapting its work program to these key objectives in order to better and more effectively meet the challenges of global security., which changes. Such a program is called "Science for Peace and Security".

The program and its activities will continue to be administered by the Public Diplomacy Unit. The Science for Peace and Security program will be included in NATO's operations planning and training documents, Euro-Atlantic Partnership Work Plan, Partnership Action Plan against Terrorism, Working program on the development of the Mediterranean dialogue, NATO-Ukraine Annual Target Plan and Individual Partnership Action Plans.

The new program aims to promote cooperation in science and technology in the context of maintaining a secure environment in the world. The program will continue to encourage Allies and the Mediterranean to intensify practical cooperation in these areas., which are defined by the key dimensions of cooperation in the Euro-Atlantic area and which are in the interests of the countries of the Euro-Atlantic dialogue.

The program will also focus on preventing and countering terrorist threats, other security threats and challenges, including countering environmental and computer terrorism, food safety, etc..

Special emphasis is placed on this, that new projects, offered by partner countries and countries in the Mediterranean region, must be in line with the priorities of those nations and the interests of the Alliance and its member countries. This will allow the program to focus on achieving specific goals and meeting the objective needs of end users..

KEY ELEMENTS OF THE SCIENCE AND SECURITY SCIENCE PROGRAM

The key elements of the Science Program for Peace and Security are:

Establishment of computer networks for the development of digital communication in partner countries;
Involvement of the young generation of scientists in solving current problems;
Implementation of priority projects in partner countries, countries of the Mediterranean dialogue;
Development and support of networks of experts in key areas of the Program;
Carrying out research and implementing projects at the expense of national funds with the involvement of governmental and non-governmental experts of the Alliance with the financial support of the Science for Peace and Security Program;
Promoting the training and internships of young scientists, experts and politicians from Allies and its partners, establishing links between them for the exchange of experiences and initiatives and optimizing the development of substantive dialogue through projects, which are of mutual interest.

SCIENCE PROGRAM MECHANISMS FOR PEACE AND SECURITY
The program has appropriate support mechanisms (schematically looks like this):

Science for Peace is key in the scientific dimension and is an element of supporting the Alliance's cooperation with partners in priority areas of science and technology.

The program also applies to:

Grants for cooperation (CLG);
Grants for visits and meetings of experts (EV);
Grants for the development of advanced studies, creation of research centers in the future (ABOUT);
Research grants (ARW);
Reintegration grants, which aim to promote the implementation of the idea of applied research in practice (RIG);
Support for the development of computer networks in partner countries.

This support mechanism applies to:

Grants for computer network infrastructure development (NIG);
Preparation and holding of seminars, meetings of experts in improving computer and telecommunications networks, from incl. for scientific, research and educational institutions (ANW);
Research.

Grants for cooperation are provided to support research in such priority areas:

Protection against terrorism (chemical detection, biological, radiological or nuclear substances and weapons (CBRN), physical protection against CBRN substances, protection of the civilian population from its influence, decontamination of CBRN substances, countering environmental and computer terrorism);
Combating other security threats (ecological safety, use of water resources, forecasting and prevention of natural and man-made disasters, food safety, informational security, human and social dynamics).

Advisory Councils of the Science Committee for Peace and Security

Evaluation and selection of project proposals is carried out by the Advisory Boards of the Committee, which consider applications for participation from Allies and Partner countries. It depends on the protocol decision of the Advisory Boards, whether the project proposal of the participating countries will be approved, or not.

Advisory boards are established by the Committee and cover four dimensions:

Chemistry / Biology / Physics;
Informational security;
Ecological safety;
Human resources.

Scientists and academics from Allies participate in the Advisory Bodies, NATO Partner countries, countries of the Mediterranean dialogue. The number of specialists of one Advisory Body is 15 people.

Each of the Advisory Groups is responsible for development, revision, approval, implementation and reporting on the status of implementation of existing NATO programs and projects, implemented in Alliance partner countries in particular.
The National Representative and his Deputy shall be elected for a term of two years.
Members of the Advisory Groups are appointed for a two-year period, who are invited, if necessary, to NATO Headquarters for practical cooperation with the Alliance.

Providing the program

The program is staffed by the NATO International Staff's Office of Public Public Diplomacy at the organization's headquarters in Brussels.. Two sectors are responsible for the program - the cooperation programs sector and the threats and challenges sector. The Office is headed by NATO's Assistant Secretary General for Public Diplomacy, who is also the chairman of the Committee. The unit also has two Deputy Assistant Secretaries General, one of which is responsible for scientific cooperation.

The mechanism for submitting project proposals, as well as the procedure for their consideration is quite simple and detailed on the website of the Office of Public Diplomacy of the CU. Simultaneously, it is worth giving some recommendations to Ukrainian scientists, specialists, researchers, who plan to submit project applications to NATO CUs to participate in projects.

Firstly, it is worth deciding on the idea and concept of the proposal, which should correspond to the priorities of Ukraine and correspond to the key areas of cooperation with the Alliance, mechanisms of the program "Science for Peace and Security";
by – the second, the subject of the project must be innovative. If, if the subject matter and nature of the project proposal duplicates other or existing projects, implemented, the offer risks being rejected or considered as such, which does not correspond to the innovative model of development of relations with the Alliance;
Third, the project proposal must contain information on the range of project participants and the partners - the member country (or several Member States) Alliance from among academia, profile research institutions, non-governmental organizations. With, should be considered, that project proposals should contain brief information on the nature of the research or other type / type of activity in essence. Particular attention is paid to the final result of the project, its further practical application by the country, who initiated the project. Project deadlines can range from 12 to 36 months. Cost estimates for each stage of research preparation, works, etc., from incl. list of funds in case of their purchase, must be indicated in euros; the total project budget cannot exceed 300 th. euro. If the proposal according to the designers exceeds the funding limit, set for Science for Peace, should be indicated, what share of funding is covered by project participants.

The procedure for preparing projects for approval lasts three times a year: to 1 March, to 1 July and 1 until November.

After receiving proposals from applicants, NATO CU experts prepare meetings of the Advisory Councils in accordance with the topic, where the content is considered, concept and financial conditions of the project. In case of formal approval, the project proposal with the recommendation of the Advisory Body is submitted for approval to the head of the Public Diplomacy Department for a decision.

Usually, project proposals are forwarded to the NATO CU through delegations from Allies and Partner countries at NATO Headquarters. This allows you to monitor the decision-making process on the merits, and, if necessary, make adjustments in agreement with the project developer on one side or the other, if necessary. If necessary, project proposal developers may be invited to a meeting of the relevant Advisory Group to “defend” their work.

According to the site UKRAINE-NATO

Ukraine will receive 1 million 200 thousand euros of assistance from the Government of the Czech Republic for the modernization of the educational system. The funds will come in equal parts, by 400 thousand euros, for three years (2019-2021).

The relevant Memorandum was signed by the Ministry of Education of Ukraine and the Czech Development Agency.

Part of the funds will be used for technical support of the authorities within the reform of the education system.

“Within the first direction it is planned to provide technical assistance to the Ministry of Education and Science and other institutions - the Institute of Educational Analytics, State Service for Education Quality, NAME and / or Institute for Modernization of Educational Content. As a result, relevant professionals should gain knowledge, which will help implement educational reforms, in particular, taking into account EU best practices”, - noted in the Ministry of Education and Science.

The second component involves interuniversity cooperation between Czech and Ukrainian universities. These are regional free economic zones and institutions, who were directly affected by the conflict in eastern Ukraine and the occupation of Crimea. Due to this, Ukrainian universities should create and / or improve their internal quality assurance systems in accordance with the Standards and Recommendations of the European Higher Education Area. (ESG).

“The purpose of the third direction is to improve the quality of educational services in displaced free educational institutions and to include internally displaced persons in the educational process.. Material will be provided for this purpose, technical and expert support. In particular, the emphasis will be on developing the necessary infrastructure”, - added in the Ministry.

Some of the components will become continuation of assistance, which the Czech Government provided to Ukraine in 2015-2018 years. Its total budget was 1,5 million euros.

“We hope so, that the new stage will be just as fruitful and effective, as the previous one. Within its limits, we were able to implement 8 projects, thanks to which, example, relocated institutions received new equipment, the premises were renovated. Our specialists have also gained important experience in terms of standards and quality of education, implementation of inclusion, preparing for PISA study, creation of educational analytics, etc.. Equally important are cooperation projects between regional universities to improve their management capacity, international mobility and academic independence”, - said the head of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine Lilia Hrynevych.

According to the site European Integration Portal (eu-ua.org)

European Union and UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) will finance five social projects of young people from Kharkiv region. Each of them will receive on 80 thousand.

This was reported on the official website of the Kharkiv City Council.

“Five winning projects, who will receive funding from the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the European Union as part of a global innovation agenda “UPSHIFT Ukraine“, decided 3 March in Kharkiv National University. Karazina“, - noted in the City Council.

In particular, grants will be awarded to anti-corruption game projects, informing the population about the benefits of vaccination, employment of people with disabilities, introduction of financial literacy among the population and organization of a children's corner at the university.

Project “UPSHIFT Ukraine” implements the fund “Professional development of Kharkiv” within the framework of the UNICEF and EU Youth Support Program in Eastern Ukraine. It aims to develop entrepreneurial skills in adolescents and young people, as well as creating opportunities for the implementation of their own initiatives on social entrepreneurship.

Within “UPSHIFT Ukraine” young people from Kharkiv and the region attend professional development trainings and receive help from mentors.

During the work “UPSHIFT Ukraine” 30 teams received funding totaling about 1,5 million UAH.

Recall, Odessa National University named after Ilya Mechnikov received a grant from the European Union in excess 1 million euros for joint TB research. in addition, Zaporizhzhya National University received a modern multimedia laboratory of the EU Erasmus + program.

According to the site European Integration Portal (eu-ua.org)

On the measures for implementation provisions of the Communiqué 9-First meeting of the Intergovernmental Ukrainian-German commission

On the performance of the head of the Transcarpathian Regional State Administration 17.12.2018 , the number 830 "On the action plan to implement the provisions in the Communiqué of the 9th session of the Intergovernmental Ukrainian-German commission on cooperation for persons of German origin, living in Ukraine and the letter of the Department of Education Regional State Administration 22.12.2018 № 01-15/5498 inform on the implementation of the Action Plan in near Rakhiv 2018 year:

– Information and explanatory conversations with parents of first-graders to study German in 1 classes;

– District theoretical seminar of German teachers in Rakhiv secondary school art. №1pro guidelines for teaching foreign languages 2018-2019 school year, particular features of teaching foreign languages in the first grade, ensure continuity of foreign language teaching between primary and secondary levels of education, Recommendations for teachers to adapt 5th graders;

– regional workshops for teachers of German bases Velykyi Lyceum, Kosovska Polyana school I-III. №1 and Kobyletska-Polyansky secondary school art.;

– German teachers participating in district eye training for teaching German in the first class in 2018-2019 NR. ;

– German teachers involved in the area of distance courses, as one of the obligatory stages of professional development of teachers for teaching German in the 1st grade 2018-2019 n. year;

– organization and holding (school) and II (district) stage of Ukrainian students in German;

– students participating institutions of secondary education in the region III (regional) and in the fourth stage of Ukrainian students in German;

– part of the district and in the second (regional) stage of Ukrainian competition of scientific research students members section MAN: German ;

– participating students Rakhiv RTSNTT German section at takeoff gifted youth Gutsulschiny;

– organized and expanded prishkolnom summer language camps with learning German;

– And held (district) tour and take part in the second (regional) tour of the contest "Teacher of the Year 2018" in the "German";

– District students participate in the National competition of the German "Eaglet";

– organized and carried out the days and weeks German language schools in secondary education district;

– in secondary education institutions organized and hosted thematic book exhibitions, devoted to the German language in Ukraine; virtual tour "cities in Germany" for students 5-9 classes; competition celebratory postcards German; presentation, quiz events within Germany; watching movies, tales, German cartoon; recitation contest works Goethe, Heine;

– round tables with participation of celebrities Rachivshchina, working in German-speaking countries;

– meeting of students. Rakhov representatives Rachivshchina, official delegation which visited the territorial community of the federal zemliTyurinhiya.

Activities planned for 2019 year events, to preserve language, cultural identity people, belonging to the German minority, establishing partnerships between educational institutions of the district and individual educational institutions of the Federal Republic of Germany:

– facilitate partnerships between different schools of the Federal Republic of Germany and the institutions of secondary education district;

– to ensure the holding of Olympiads, contests and other competitions for the best knowledge of the German language among students of institutions of secondary education;

– promote the expansion of the network of summer camps language learning German;

– ensure the participation of German teachers secondary education institutions in short-term courses, workshops, conferences on the introduction of modern methods and technologies of teaching German.

On the action plan for the implementation of the provisions of the Communiqué of the 9th meeting of the Intergovernmental Ukrainian-German Commission for Cooperation in the Affairs of Persons of German Origin, living in Ukraine Review

Ukrainian tank biathlon invited to NATO

Ukrainian tankers between 7 by 12 May 2018 for the first time will participate in biathlon tank armies of NATO, which will be held this year at one of the training ranges in Germany. Ukraine will present a tank platoon captain Roman Bagaeva. Last year, the unit is in the competition among vsearmiyskyh tank platoon won the title of best Ukrainian army tank platoon

Besides Ukraine, in international competitions Army armored units NATO The Strong Europe Tank Challenge will participate tank platoons from the US Army, Germany, Austria, France and Poland. That is, those armies, in the structure where armored forces traditionally played a significant role

According to the NATO, competition The Strong Europe Tank Challenge strengthen military partnership, allow interoperability between participants of the competitions and promote active exchange of tactical methods, established methods and procedures of combat employment of tank units among soldiers from NATO and partner countries. It should be noted, last year the first place in this competition took German tankers, Army won the second representatives of Denmark, and third place - Polish military.

In this year's competition debut tankers Armed Forces of Ukraine. They represent a tank platoon of the 14th separate mechanized brigade of Army Forces of Ukraine under Captain Roman Bagaeva. Recall, last fall it was this division during competition among vsearmiyskyh tank platoon, held on one of the grounds Chernihiv, won the title of best Ukrainian army tank platoon. Took second place while "black berets" led by Senior Lieutenant Ivan Polishchuk from the separate brigade of marines Naval Forces of Ukraine, and "bronze" won Lviv tankers paratroopers under the command of Lieutenant Ruslan Kushniruk.

Our guys contending for supremacy in tanks of T-64BV, upgraded Kharkovites. Tankers had one of the Ukrainian military ranges near Kharkov break-in of combat vehicles and combat coordination in a platoon and mouth.

Ukrainian team will act as a part of a tank platoon by state, adopted in the armies of NATO, - four main tanks and one spare.

The main "rivals" Ukrainian tank considered traditional favorites of this competition - tankers US Army (perform at such tanks "Abrams - M1A2» ), and German tankers (perform at the tanks "Leopard - 2A6").

Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine 14 February 2018 he was №109 "On approval of a plan to implement the Concept for improving public awareness of the Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine 2018 year"

President Petro Poroshenko signed The decree "On approval of the Annual National Program under the auspices of the Ukraine – NATO 2018 year"

In Kiev held a meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Commission with the participation of the Secretary General of the North Atlantic Alliance Jens Stoltenberґa, President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko and representatives of all 29 NATO. Leaders of coordinated efforts to provide security in Europe, and identified new areas to support Ukraine. Specifically discussed the creation of a new trust fund for.

Commission meeting, which chaired the President of Ukraine Poroshenko, dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the signing of the NATO-Ukraine Charter. She signed in 1997 the then President of Ukraine Leonid Kuchma and NATO Secretary General Javier Solana. This document launched a special partnership between the Alliance and Ukraine.

Meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Commission. Kiev, 10 July 2017 year

Today in Kiev NAC, representatives 29 NATO, discussed and coordinated efforts to establish the principles of European security. she, The President said Ukraine, was undermined Russian annexation of the Crimea and Donbas aggression. According to Poroshenko, today, more than 60% Ukrainian support Euro-Atlantic integration. NATO membership is a priority of Ukraine, said the head of state. Poroshenko said, that Ukraine begins a discussion with NATO on granting Membership Action Plan (chipboard) NATO.

In the Ukraine-NATO commission discussed, in particular, joint projects of cooperation with Ukraine under the trust funds. After the war with Russia, NATO launched six such funds - physical rehabilitation (prosthesis), Logistics and standardization, modernization of communication systems, on cyber defense, to create a system change to a professional career military and civilian demining. Even before the war, at the beginning dvotysyachnyh, NATO has begun to fund four trust funds - the disposal of landmines, radioactive waste, Development of Integrity and Professional Development.

"Besides, I proposed to launch a new trust fund, which should facilitate the creation of a national network of Ukraine for the psychological rehabilitation of combatants and their families ", - said the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko.

In the priority NATO - Cybercrime

According to NATO Secretary General Єnsa Stoltenberg, As of early July 2017 , NATO has allocated these funds around 40 million euros. Alliance Ukraine provided the equipment and cyber experts is helping government institutions to investigate cybercrime.

"Equipment, we pass Ukraine, enabling it to identify the perpetrators, find those, who is behind cyber attacks " – said Jens Stoltenberґ.

"We are concerned about cybercrime and that is why we are strengthening cyber security measures and systems in NATO, and systems of our partners, including in Ukraine. Changing cyber threats, so we need to adapt our protection system. Equipment, we pass Ukraine, enabling it to identify the perpetrators, find those, who is behind cyber attacks. This is often the most important task ", - zayaviv Stoltenberґ. The Alliance is working, Ukraine will soon pass to secure satellite communications system.

NATO Secretary General stressed, which Ukraine participates in all NATO operations, particularly in Afghanistan, Kosovo and Africa. he urged Russia withdraw thousands of its troops from Ukraine and to cease military support to insurgents.

Because of the NATO aggression significantly strengthened our collective security - tripled rapid reaction force and increased military presence on the eastern border of the block, said Stoltenberґ.

In addition to the President of Ukraine, Speaker and Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberґ met with Ukrainian veterans, who received prostheses and medical assistance from the Trust Fund. Some of them will represent Ukraine at the "unbroken Games" in Toronto in September 2017 year.

Also in Kiev 10 July opened a new representative office in Ukraine NATO. "This is a unique diplomatic mission in the country, who is a partner. In any other country this full representation is not ", - said Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine for European integration Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze.