Ukraine to take part in next week's meeting of NATO defense chiefs

On January 12-13, the Chiefs of Staff of the NATO Armed Forces will hold a virtual meeting with the participation of Ukraine and Georgia representatives.

This is stated in the announcement published by the NATO press service, Ukrinform reports.

"NATO’s highest Military Authority, the Military Committee, will meet virtually on 12-13 January 2022, in Brussels, Belgium. Admiral Rob Bauer, Chair of the Military Committee, will preside over the sessions, which will be attended by the Allied Chiefs of Defence," the press release reads.

The first day will focus on military-strategic thinking, discussing the NATO Warfighting Capstone Concept, as well as progress on the Concept for the Deterrence and Defence of the Euro-Atlantic Area.

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On January 13, the Chiefs of Staff of the NATO Armed Forces will meet with their Georgian and Ukrainian counterparts “to discuss the security situation in their Nations as well as the ongoing progress with defence-related reforms,” the report says.

As Ukrinform reported earlier, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba will take part in a meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Commission in Brussels on January 10.

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