Building a transparent procurement system in Ministry of Defense was among key issues at meeting of NATO-Ukraine Commission, - Reznikov
Ukraine counts on NATO to help build a transparent and efficient procurement system.
This was stated in Facebook by Minister of Defense of Ukraine Oleksiy Reznikov, reports Censor.NЕТ.
"Two issues were key at the meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Commission. The first short-term issue is everything related to the preparations for the NATO Summit in Vilnius in July. We had the opportunity to present our position, and we expect that at the Vilnius Summit Ukraine will get a clear understanding of how and when we can become a member of the Alliance. We also discussed how NATO can help us establish medical rehabilitation for wounded soldiers who are now returning from the battlefield and who have a very serious way to go to return to normal life," Reznikov said.
According to him, another important area is NATO's assistance in defense procurement. Ukraine expects that the NATO Procurement Agency will be able to help build an effective and transparent procurement system that will allow for the efficient use of every hryvnia. These are very practical things and we can now state that at the moment we have prepared a very serious package of practical steps that will be presented at the Vilnius Summit to the leaders of NATO member states, Reznikov added.
The Defense Minister also said that the second question concerned the future - what needs to be done to ensure the security of Ukraine and the whole of Europe after the Victory, as well as joint defense planning.
"Now, in real time, our defense planners are working together with NATO defense planners on models of the future. In short, by doing everything possible for the fastest possible victory in the war now, we are working for the future, and in this future Ukraine will be a NATO member and will continue to make a huge contribution to the security system of Europe and will have a very strong powerful security and defense system that will allow us to count on peace and successful development for generations to come. This means a guarantee of security and yes, it means full membership in the Alliance," the minister emphasized.
Reznikov also said that work is currently underway to launch a joint education and training analysis center, which will become a kind of Center for Lessons Learned from the War with Russia.
"The idea is that we can share the hard-won lessons of this war and use Western experience to become stronger. Our goal is to make sure that Ukraine is strong and able to defend itself after the Victory. This means a strong army, which we call the army of the future. The Ukrainian army is the army of the future. And we are already talking about this with our partners, about long-term plans for the development of the Ukrainian army," Reznikov said.
