Key NATO requirement is that DPA and DOT must remain operational. Otherwise, this will have negative impact on cooperation – Stefanishyna
Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense must resolve the existing issues in the operation of the Defense Procurement Agency (DPA) and the State Operator For Non-Lethal Acquisition (DOT) by the end of February. Otherwise, this will have a negative impact on further cooperation with NATO and the EU.
Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine and Minister of Justice Olha Stefanishyna said this during a visit to Brussels, Censor.NET reports citing Radio Liberty.
She noted that the situation with personnel decisions regarding the DPA was discussed during her meetings at NATO headquarters.
The key requirement is that agencies must function. Commitments must be fulfilled. There should be two institutions, and the institutions should have leaders," emphasized Stefanishyna, explaining NATO's position on this.
The Vice Prime Minister noted that the Alliance "does not support certain parties or certain individuals" in the conflict.
"At the same time, the main message is that such aggressive public communication does not help either inside or outside the country, because obviously no one will be able to sort it out for a long time," Stefanishyna said.
"I am confident that by the end of February this year we will regulate the situation, because as a result of the agreements I have with the headquarters, a special meeting of the NATO committee will be held at the end of February to consider the issue of progress in this area," the official added.
What preceded it?
Earlier, the Supervisory Board of the Defense Procurement Agency of the Ministry of Defense signed an additional agreement to the contract with the current director of the Defense Procurement Agency for a period of 1 year.
However, later, the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Rustem Umierov stated that the Defense Procurement Agency had failed in its work over the past six months and announced the dismissal of his deputy Dmytro Klimenkov and the change of the Defense Procurement Agency's management.
Subsequently, Arsen Zhumadilov, head of the State Operator For Non-Lethal Acquisition, confirmed that he would take the second position - head of the Defense Procurement Agency.
At the same time, on Friday, January 24, Maryna Bezrukova said that she remained the current head of the Defense Procurement Agency, despite the Ministry of Defense's refusal to extend her contract.
