2023-07-11 16:48:56
AA / Vilnius / Beyza Binnur Donmez
NATO’s Secretary General said on Tuesday that Ukraine will receive an invitation to join NATO when the Allies agree and the conditions are met.
This is what emerged from the meeting of the North Atlantic Council, which kicked off the two-day NATO Summit in Vilnius, capital of Lithuania.
“We will invite Ukraine to join NATO when the allies agree and the conditions are met,” Jens Stoltenberg told a press briefing.
He said the allies had removed the requirement for an action plan for Kyiv’s membership.
“The accession process of Ukraine will thus change from a two-step process to a one-step process”, he added.
The NATO Secretary General also announced a multi-year assistance program for Ukraine, as well as the creation of the NATO-Ukraine Council, whose inaugural meeting will be held on Wednesday, with the participation of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
It is a “solid” package of measures aimed at creating “a clear path” towards Ukraine’s NATO membership, Stoltenberg said.
“The Allies have taken key decisions at a crucial time for our security. We have adopted a set of measures aimed at strengthening Ukraine and charting a clear path towards NATO membership. We have also approved our plans defense plans since the Cold War, backed by an enduring commitment to greater investment in defence,” he added in another tweet.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said before visiting Vilnius that it would be “absurd” if NATO leaders did not offer his country a membership timetable.
*Translated from English by Mourad Belhaj
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