Providing Ukraine with defensive weapons is only the first step. We are sure that a place with the inscription "Ukraine" will appear at the table of NATO member countries," said the leader of the People’s Front Party Arseniy Yatseniuk, opening the 2d day of the 11th Kyiv Security Forum on Friday, April 13.
He delivered a speech before the discussion "Ukraine and Allies: Joint Actions in Conditions of Instability," in which the Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Oleksandr Turchynov, the Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Arsen Avakov, the NATO Deputy Secretary General Rose Gottemoeller, the Minister of National Defense of the Republic of Lithuania Raimondas Karoblis, the Secretary of State of Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs of the United Kingdom (1995-1997) Sir Malcolm Rifkind would participate.
Arseniy Yatseniuk expressed gratitude to the NATO Deputy Secretary General for her personal position and position of the Alliance in training aid to Ukraine: "I would like to emphasize the role of the U.S. Administration and express gratitude for the high presence of representatives of the American administration on this forum."
"We are convinced that this is only the first step - the provision of defense weapons for Ukraine. The next steps are the strengthening of the Ukrainian army, and as a result, we are confident - there will be a place among NATO member states with the inscription "Ukraine"," Arseniy Yatsenyuk said.
Arseniy Yatsenyuk also expressed gratitude to the Lithuanian Republic, which also provided Ukraine with defense equipment and trained: "We value the support of our Baltic brothers."
The leader of the People’s Front Party congratulated former Secretary of State of the United Kingdom Sir Mayolem Rifkind: "The United Kingdom and the United States are signatories of the Budapest Memorandum. And now, much in the world depends on the unity of the policies of the United States and Great Britain. You are allies and our allies - the USA, Ukraine and the United Kingdom."
Arseniy Yatsenyuk appealed to the Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Arsen Avakov: "This is the person who led the creation of the National Police and the National Guard, changing in the quality of the security system for citizens. And this is the man who did not give the opportunity to capture Kharkiv by the Russian separatists and other territories of the Ukrainian state."
NSDC Secretary Oleksandr Turchynov, who would speak during the Forum, Arseniy Yatseniuk reminded that "in the most difficult times for Ukraine Turchynov had taken responsibility for the fate of the country": "He was the Acting President of Ukraine, Speaker of the Parliament, and also at the same time fulfilled his duties as a Prime Minister of the Ukrainian State".
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The annual international event Kyiv Security Forum was launched by the Arseniy Yatsenyuk Foundation Open Ukraine in 2007 as a platform for high-level discussions on the current issues in Europe and the Black Sea region. The Forum aims at increasing security cooperation between the EU and the Black Sea region, raising awareness about regional developments among key regional players, promoting the role of independent and non-governmental actors in setting the security agenda in Europe.
The event is being held with the support of NATO Information and Documentation Center in Ukraine, the German Marshall Fund, The Victor Pinchuk Foundation, The Royal Institute of International Relations, Chatham House (UK), and The Regional Representative Office of the Friedrich Ebert Foundation in Ukraine.
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