Secretary General: NATO will consider an application from Ukraine on General grounds
NATO will consider Ukraine's application for membership in the Alliance on a common basis, said Tuesday the Secretary General of the Commonwealth of Jens Stoltenberg.
On Tuesday, the Ukrainian head Petro Poroshenko has approved the Strategy of national security of Ukraine, one of the main tasks of which are to ensure the country's integration in the EU And the establishment of conditions for accession to NATO.
"I am convinced that each country can choose its own path. And finally, the NATO enlargement And the accession of a new member depends on that state And from 28 members of the Commonwealth", he said in the television interview.
according to his statement, " Ukraine announced the intention to carry out the reform program And to request membership in NATO.
"We consider Ukraine's application just as you would query any other country," he said.
Stoltenberg these days is visiting the United States. On Tuesday, he met with President Barack Obama.
former NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said that Ukraine's accession to the Alliance, it will need to achieve a number of features, implementation of which will leave a large number of time. While NATO does not accept countries that have territorial discussions, and Ukraine claims to the Crimea, which became part of Russia following a referendum in March. Experts believe that Ukraine will not be able to qualify for membership in NATO in the next 20 years.