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29 of August, 17:56

Ukraine hopes for practical assistance to NATO through trust funds
Vladimir Dobrovolsky. Ukraine hopes that NATO assistance through the trust funds will be practical and will give the opportunity to improve the cooperation between the Ukrainian and NATO armed forces, said the Ambassador of Ukraine to Belgium and NATO Igor Dolgov.

" We would like to see and get more practical results. When We talk about trust Fund for logistical support, we need Not only advice, but something concrete, such as software, which is fully consistent with NATO standards, " the Ambassador said After a meeting of the Commission Ukraine - NATO Council at the level of ambassadors.

according to him, this would at the same time to modernize the Ukrainian defence sector and to better cooperate with NATO." Practical is the key question, if we talk about trust funds, " said Debts.

He did Not mention the countries willing to invest in the funds in the trust Fund, NATO, and the amount that they are willing to provide." I have No desire to announce the names and numbers. Not all governments have decided. At the beginning of the coming week, even before the summit, the governments and parliaments of the countries-members will decide on their contributions to fresh trust funds ", - said the Ambassador.

He said that, in addition to the NATO trust funds, " there is a great contribution that has already been announced or will be announced at the bilateral level."

After the meeting, NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said that some member countries of the Commonwealth made an offer to Fund the trust funds for long-term assistance to Ukraine, which agreed the head of the NATO foreign Ministers at the end of June. He said that there will be four trust Fund " to Finance the actual suggestions in the following 4 areas: logistics, command and surveillance, cybersecurity, and help the soldiers, and among them the wounded."

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