Issue: 3/2008North Atlantic Council visits Ukraine
The North Atlantic Council, comprising NATO's Secretary General and
the 26 NATO ambassadors, visited Ukraine on 16 and 17 June for a series of
high-level meetings in Kyiv and to take part in a number of outreach activities
in the regions. more>>
NATO ambassadors visit regions in Ukraine
Public diplomacy was an integral part of the North Atlantic
Council’s visit to Ukraine. Following the first day of their trip in Kyiv,
NATO ambassadors accepted the Ukrainian invitation to split into three groups to
visit the cities of Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv and Lviv, where they participated in
activities jointly organized by local authorities, non-governmental
organizations and the NATO Information and Documentation Center. more>>
Explosives detection and lightweight armour: update on two NATO Science for Peace projects
8 members of the North Atlantic Council, NATO’s principal
decision-making body, visited the Institute for Single Crystals at the National
Academy of Science in Kharkiv, Ukraine on 17 June 2008 to find out more about
two NATO Science for Peace projects underway there. more>>
NATO-Ukraine Commission defence ministers meet
Ukrainian Defence Minister Yuriy Yekhanurov met Allied defence
ministers at NATO Headquarters on 13 June. Discussions in the NATO-Ukraine
Commission (NUC) focused on Ukraine's progress in implementing defence and
security sector reforms as well as Ukraine's contribution to security and
stability. more>>
Ukraine joins NATO Air Situation Data Exchange programme
At the meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Commission at the level of Defence
Ministers on 13 June, Ukrainian Defence Minister Yuriy Yekhanurov signed the
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Ukraine’s participation in NATO’s Air
Situation Data Exchange (ASDE) programme. Once implemented, the system will
facilitate the reciprocal and mutually beneficial exchange of filtered air
situation information between NATO and Ukraine. more>>
Ukraine takes part in disaster-response exercise in Finland
A Ukrainian team was among some 1000 people from 25 NATO and Partner
countries to deploy to assist the Finnish authorities in a five-day
disaster-response field exercise, UUSIMAA 2008, which was held in in Finland
from 1 to 5 June. more>>
Ukraine takes part in NATO submarine rescue exercise
Ukrainian personnel participated in a NATO submarine search-and-rescue
exercise in the North Sea from 26 May to 6 June. more>>
Third Ukrainian ship supports Operation Active Endeavour
The Hetman Sagaidachnyi, a Ukrainian frigate with a ship-borne
helicopter, has deployed in support of Operation Active Endeavour, NATO’s
maritime counter-terrorist operation in the Mediterranean, from 30 May to 2
August. more>>
Allied and Ukrainian Chiefs of Defence meet at NATO
The Ukrainian Chief of Defence, General of the Army Serhiy Kyrychenko,
attended a Military Committee meeting with Ukraine at Chiefs of Defence level at
NATO Headquarters on 15 May. more>>
Improving intelligence oversight in Ukraine
The civil democratic control of intelligence and security services was
the theme of three events which took place in Kyiv, Ukraine, from 21 to 23
April. A parliamentary workshop, an intelligence expert working group and a
human rights conference brought together parliamentarians, government officials
and experts from Ukraine and over 20 NATO countries as well as representatives
of civil society and international non-governmental organizations. more>>
Publications in Ukrainian online
Through the E-Bookshop you can easily download Ukrainian versions of NATO
publications or multimedia products, or order them in hard copy:
www.nato.int/ebookshop/ukr