Ukraine's course for NATO remains unchanged – Zelensky

05.06.2019 09:26

Ukrinform

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that Ukraine's strategic course for membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization remains unchanged.

He said this at a joint press conference with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in Brussels on Tuesday, June 4, according to an Ukrinform correspondent.

"The strategic course of Ukraine to achieve full-fledged membership in the EU and NATO, which is secured in the Constitution of Ukraine, remains unchanged. This is the priority of our foreign policy," Zelensky said.

According to him, the goal of all of Ukraine's reforms is to improve living standards of Ukrainians, root out corruption and modernize the state.

Zelensky said he was convinced that this can only be done by ensuring Ukraine's national security.

"We are ready to negotiate with Russia. We are ready to implement the Minsk agreements. However, we must first be able to protect ourselves and to become stronger in economic, political and military terms," Zelensky said.

Zelensky arrived in Brussels on June 4 on his first foreign visit as president of Ukraine.