Minister of Defence
of Ukraine General of the Army of Ukraine Stepan Poltorak and
UK State Secretary for Defence Sir Michael Fallon held talks in Kyiv.
General Poltorak thanked
for attention the UK and Allies paid to Ukraine, particularly,
in the context of fighting against the Russian aggression.
He also added the senior
officials of Ukraine emphasized the development of relations with the
United Kingdom and thanked for provided military political and practical
assistance.
The parties discussed the
situation in the east of Ukraine and the progress of defence
reform in Ukraine.
Following their talks Minister
of Defence of Ukraine and State Secretary for Defence of the
United Kingdom signed the Joint Statement on defence cooperation
development.
This joint statement
demonstrates the parties’ readiness to continue cooperation
in Ukrainian military training, education, language and professional
training, and defence reforms support.
Minister of Defence
of Ukraine General of the Army of Ukraine Stepan Poltorak and
State Secretary for Defence of the United Kingdom Sir Michael Fallon have
agreed to continue a dialog on bilateral defence cooperation
in 2017.
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