Vilnius summit participants agree to establish Ukraine-NATO Council

The leaders of the North Atlantic Alliance at a meeting on Tuesday approved the establishment of the NATO-Ukraine Council, a new body for cooperation between Kyiv and the Alliance.

Source: NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg; a correspondent of European Pravda

Quote: "The NATO-Ukraine Council is a forum for crisis consultations and decision-making, where we will meet on an equal footing," the NATO Secretary General explained.

Details: He confirmed that the first meeting of the Council will take place in Vilnius on Wednesday (12 July) and will be attended by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

The NATO-Ukraine Council will replace the previous format of cooperation between Kyiv and the Alliance – the NATO-Ukraine Commission, which has existed since 1997 and worked based on the NATO members +1 format. 

Background: As Stoltenberg explained earlier, the new format opens up more opportunities for practical cooperation. It is possible that subcommittees will be set up to deal with specific issues, such as cyber security or interoperability.

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