Ukraine's Parliament on Wednesday ratified the agreement on cooperation between the government of Ukraine and NATO support and supplies.
Such a decision at the meeting of the Verkhovna Rada supported 245 parliamentarians with the necessary minimum of 226 votes, RIA " Novosti ".
the agreement was signed by head of mission of Ukraine to NATO Igor Dolgov 27 April in Brussels. First in the Ministry of defense of Ukraine noted that the contract is concluded for the replacement of the existing Memorandum to increase the speed of opening new projects trust Fund of NATO and the continuation of current common projects, simplify the procedure of their opening. The agreement defines the basic principles of cooperation to support Ukraine in specific areas, as well as among them for the supply, maintenance, procurement of items and services, transportation, technical assistance and project implementation trust Fund of NATO. Last year, NATO decided to form four trust Fund, through which Ukraine will be allocated fifteen million euros to support reforms in the security sector. The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on December 23 last year made changes to 2 of the law of the country, renouncing non-aligned status of the country. The Ukrainian authorities believe that he could not guarantee the country's safety. On 30 June, the head of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko told, when Ukraine will join NATO. According to his statement, it takes six to seven years and a referendum.

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