State and perspectives of cooperation between NATO and Ministry of defense of Ukraine

Ukraine-NATO relations are developing in the framework of multilateral forum for consultations and cooperation on political and security issues, which is Euro Atlantic Partnership Council – EAPC (till 30.05.97 – North Atlantic Cooperation Council), for more individualized partnership in the sphere of defense, military cooperation and peacekeeping operations – Profound PfP Program (since May, 1997 it is conducted in the frameworks of EAPC), and also relations of special partnership Ukraine-NATO in “19+1” Format, regulated by NATO-Ukraine Special Partnership Charter.

On 08.02.94 Ukraine was the first CIS state to sign Framework PfP Document, and on 25.05.94 it submitted its Presentation document to NATO authorities, in which political goals of Ukraine participation in PfP were determined, together with arrangements necessary to achieve these goals with means and powers allocated by Ukraine for participation in PfP.

Priorities in directions and goals of cooperation with NATO:

• Creation of effective system of civil-military relations in the frameworks of which to envisage the improvement of democratic monitoring over the Armed Forces;
• Creation of effective system of defense planning which shall balance main priorities of reforming and development of the Armed Forces;
• Development of cooperative relations with NATO in military sphere in order to perform joint planning, military training and exercises, directed at improvement of their capabilities for acting in peacekeeping operations, search-and-rescue and humanitarian aid operations, including others which may be agreed later;
• Creation in long-term perspective of such Armed Forces that could be more interoperable with Armed Forces of NATO States.

On 09.07.97 at Madrid Summit the President of Ukraine L.D.Kuchma signed NATO-Ukraine Special Partnership Charter, which determines political commitments of sides on the highest level and explains the content of “special partnership” between NATO and Ukraine.

Since 1994 the Armed Forces of Ukraine participate in cooperation with NATO (according to PfP program). Since September 1995 the Individual Program of partnership between NATO and Ukraine is annually worked out. In 1997 Ukraine Mission to NATO was established. In April 1999 NATO Liaison Office in Kyiv was opened.

State and perspectives of cooperation between NATO and Ministry of defense of Ukraine

Ukraine-NATO relations are developing in the framework of multilateral forum for consultations and cooperation on political and security issues, which is Euro Atlantic Partnership Council – EAPC (till 30.05.97 – North Atlantic Cooperation Council), for more individualized partnership in the sphere of defense, military cooperation and peacekeeping operations – Profound PfP Program (since May, 1997 it is conducted in the frameworks of EAPC), and also relations of special partnership Ukraine-NATO in “19+1” Format, regulated by NATO-Ukraine Special Partnership Charter.

On 08.02.94 Ukraine was the first CIS state to sign Framework PfP Document, and on 25.05.94 it submitted its Presentation document to NATO authorities, in which political goals of Ukraine participation in PfP were determined, together with arrangements necessary to achieve these goals with means and powers allocated by Ukraine for participation in PfP.

Priorities in directions and goals of cooperation with NATO:

• Creation of effective system of civil-military relations in the frameworks of which to envisage the improvement of democratic monitoring over the Armed Forces;
• Creation of effective system of defense planning which shall balance main priorities of reforming and development of the Armed Forces;
• Development of cooperative relations with NATO in military sphere in order to perform joint planning, military training and exercises, directed at improvement of their capabilities for acting in peacekeeping operations, search-and-rescue and humanitarian aid operations, including others which may be agreed later;
• Creation in long-term perspective of such Armed Forces that could be more interoperable with Armed Forces of NATO States.

On 09.07.97 at Madrid Summit the President of Ukraine L.D.Kuchma signed NATO-Ukraine Special Partnership Charter, which determines political commitments of sides on the highest level and explains the content of “special partnership” between NATO and Ukraine.

Since 1994 the Armed Forces of Ukraine participate in cooperation with NATO (according to PfP program). Since September 1995 the Individual Program of partnership between NATO and Ukraine is annually worked out. In 1997 Ukraine Mission to NATO was established. In April 1999 NATO Liaison Office in Kyiv was opened.

State and perspectives of cooperation between NATO and Ministry of defense of Ukraine

Ukraine-NATO relations are developing in the framework of multilateral forum for consultations and cooperation on political and security issues, which is Euro Atlantic Partnership Council – EAPC (till 30.05.97 – North Atlantic Cooperation Council), for more individualized partnership in the sphere of defense, military cooperation and peacekeeping operations – Profound PfP Program (since May, 1997 it is conducted in the frameworks of EAPC), and also relations of special partnership Ukraine-NATO in “19+1” Format, regulated by NATO-Ukraine Special Partnership Charter.

On 08.02.94 Ukraine was the first CIS state to sign Framework PfP Document, and on 25.05.94 it submitted its Presentation document to NATO authorities, in which political goals of Ukraine participation in PfP were determined, together with arrangements necessary to achieve these goals with means and powers allocated by Ukraine for participation in PfP.

Priorities in directions and goals of cooperation with NATO:

• Creation of effective system of civil-military relations in the frameworks of which to envisage the improvement of democratic monitoring over the Armed Forces;
• Creation of effective system of defense planning which shall balance main priorities of reforming and development of the Armed Forces;
• Development of cooperative relations with NATO in military sphere in order to perform joint planning, military training and exercises, directed at improvement of their capabilities for acting in peacekeeping operations, search-and-rescue and humanitarian aid operations, including others which may be agreed later;
• Creation in long-term perspective of such Armed Forces that could be more interoperable with Armed Forces of NATO States.

On 09.07.97 at Madrid Summit the President of Ukraine L.D.Kuchma signed NATO-Ukraine Special Partnership Charter, which determines political commitments of sides on the highest level and explains the content of “special partnership” between NATO and Ukraine.

Since 1994 the Armed Forces of Ukraine participate in cooperation with NATO (according to PfP program). Since September 1995 the Individual Program of partnership between NATO and Ukraine is annually worked out. In 1997 Ukraine Mission to NATO was established. In April 1999 NATO Liaison Office in Kyiv was opened.