Agreements reached with UK aimed at strengthening Ukraine's security – Taran

Agreements reached with UK aimed at strengthening Ukraine's security – Taran

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The agreements reached during the negotiations with a British delegation are aimed at strengthening the security and defense capabilities of Ukraine.

Ukrainian Defense Minister Andriy Taran said this at a briefing with Secretary of State for Defense of the United Kingdom Ben Wallace, who is on an official visit to Ukraine, the Defense Ministry’s press service reported.

According to Taran, the negotiations were fruitful and effective. The main attention was paid to the discussion of relevant issues of mutual interest, namely the assessment of the security situation in eastern Ukraine and in the Azov-Black Sea region, trends and prospects of its development and ways to respond to emerging threats.

“We also discussed the state and prospects for the implementation of defense reform, issues of Euro-Atlantic integration in the context of maximizing the use of new instruments of defense and military cooperation, which Ukraine received with the status of NATO’s Enhanced Opportunities Partner. The priorities of Ukrainian-British military cooperation were also identified, where the key issue is the development of combat capabilities of the Ukrainian Navy with the participation of the United Kingdom,” Taran said.

The defense minister stressed that all the issues discussed and the agreements reached are aimed at strengthening the security and defense capabilities of Ukraine, increasing the operational and combat capabilities of the Armed Forces, and ensuring peace and well-being of Ukrainian citizens.

Taran thanked the British partners for their continued support of Ukraine and fruitful bilateral cooperation.

In turn, Ben Wallace thanked the Ukrainian side for the close cooperation of the defense ministries in many areas.

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