Brussels. June 14. INTERFAX-UKRAINE-NATO leaders confirm the decision of the Bucharest Summit in 2008 that Ukraine will be a member of NATO, stating that Kiev must move forward on the path of reform and fully use the tools it already has to achieve membership.
This is discussed in the final declaration adopted at the end of the summit of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, which was held on Monday in Brussels.
"We support the decision made at the Bucharest Summit that Ukraine will be a member of the alliance with an Action Plan for Membership as an integral part of the process; we reaffirm all the elements of this decision, as well as subsequent decisions, including that each partner will be evaluated on its own merits. We firmly support Ukraine's right to determine its future and its foreign policy course without outside interference. The annual national programmes within the NATO-Ukraine Commission remain the mechanism by which Ukraine promotes reforms related to its aspirations for NATO membership. Ukraine should make full use of all the tools available within the framework of the NATO-Ukraine Commission to achieve its goal of implementing NATO principles and standards, " the declaration says.
"We welcome the significant reforms that have already been implemented and strongly recommend that further progress be made in accordance with Ukraine's international obligations and obligations," the document says.
In this regard, the Allies pledged further practical support for the reform of the defence and security sector, including through a Comprehensive Assistance Package. "We will also continue to support Ukraine's efforts to strengthen its resilience to hybrid threats, including increasing intensity within the framework of the NATO-Ukraine platform for Countering hybrid warfare," the declaration says.
