Ukraine, NATO sign road map on defence and technical cooperation – NSDC

"As a part of the visit of Ukrainian president to the headquarters of the alliance, the Ukraine-NATO road map on defence and technical cooperation was signed," reads a report. According to the report, the document was signed by First Deputy Secretary of NSDC Oleh Hladkovsky and NATO Assistant Secretary General for Defence Investment Patrick Auroy. "The signing of the roadmap is a logical continuation of a long-term cooperation in this sphere and meant to develop the practical aspects of implementation of the priorities envisaged in the joint statement on strengthening of defence-technical cooperation of Ukraine with NATO, which was signed on September 22, 2015 in the frames of NATO Secretary General's visit," reads a report from the NSDC. The document determines the main measures of cooperation for the development of Ukraine's capabilities in armament and military hardware, achievement of the intercompatibility with NATO forces in this sector, as well as rendering aid to Ukraine in switching to the technical standards of the alliance.