Contents tagged with cooperation

  • Ukraine and the US to sign agreements on military-technical cooperation

    The President of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko, announced the signing of agreements on defense purchases and the military-technical cooperation between Ukraine and the US in the near future, as he stated during a press conference in Washington.

    “For 36 hours, meetings have been held with key players in the new US Presidential Administration. There was a very long conversation with the President, where two important things were noted, the support of the United States for Ukraine's sovereignty, …

  • Ukraine and the United States signed a memorandum on cooperation between their legislative bodies

    Ukraine and the United States signed a memorandum on cooperation between their legislative bodies, Ukrinform reports. The signing ceremony took place during a meeting between Verkhovna Rada Speaker, Andriy Parubiy and Speaker of the US House of Representatives, Paul Ryan.

    "This is an important document that strengthens and structures cooperation between our parliaments," Parubiy said and added that it contains "very important wording" on Ukraine.

    "The text of the memorandum states that …

  • Ukraine and Turkey to collaborate on weapons and ammunition production

    Ukraine has agreed to joint munition production projects in the context of the International Defence Industry Fair (IDEF) 2017, which is taking place in Istanbul, as reported on the website of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine (NSDC).

    Memoranda have also been signed regarding collaboration in the production of avionics, navigation and new planes.

    “The number of signed contracts and memoranda on collaboration are evidence that Ukrainian weaponry and Ukrainian technology are …

  • Putin is ready to cooperate with the Ukrainian defense industry

    Russian President Vladimir Putin said he is ready to resume military-technical cooperation with Ukraine, reports Lenta.ru.

    "We are ready to resume this relationship at the first opportunity. Our cooperation in these areas depends on our partners, not us. It will be taken seriously when the relevant conditions are created for this,” he said at a meeting of the Military Industrial Commission.

    It should be noted that during the meeting, Putin also said that Ukraine helped Russia to create a new …

  • Russian Ambassador to the EU: Moscow is ready pursue military cooperation with Europe

    Russia's Ambassador to the EU, Vladimir Chizhov, stated in an interview with Die Welt that Moscow is open to holding intensive mutual dialogue with the European Union on key foreign policy issues and that it is ready for military cooperation.

    “It is possible to imagine that the Russian Army can participate in the operations of the European Union,” the diplomat stated. According to him, Moscow and Brussels are already closely cooperating in missions against pirates in Somalia, operations in the …

  • Experts from California are ready to held remove landmines in Ukrainian territories

    The Head of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine, Mykola Chechetkin, and the Commander of the California National Guard, David Baldwin, have discussed further cooperation and partnership in the protection of civilians, particularly mine clearance matters, at a meeting in Kyiv, Interfax-Ukraine reported.

    “Currently, the reform process of the system of State Emergency Service of Ukraine is ongoing. An extensive network of local fire brigades and volunteers will be created during this process. …

  • Russia and Iran sign eight documents on economic cooperation

    Moscow and Tehran have signed eight documents on economic cooperation at a meeting of the Permanent Russian-Iranian Intergovernmental Commission on Trade-Economic Cooperation in Tehran, TASS reported.

    The documents included a roadmap for trade and industrial cooperation between the two countries, a memorandum of understanding between Russia’s Gazprom and the National Iranian Gas Company, an agreement between the Russian Agency for Export Credit and Investment Insurance (EXIAR) and the Iranian …

  • Germany to send military advisers to Ukraine

    The German Defense Ministry agreed to send military advisers to Ukraine, as reported by the press service of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry.

    The agreement was signed on Thursday in Kyiv by the Ukrainian Deputy Defense Minister for European Integration, Ihor Dolhov, and the German Parliamentary State Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Defense, Ralf Brauksiepe.

    According to the agreement, German advisers will be active at the Petro Sahaydachnyi National Academy of Ground Forces in Lviv. …

  • Moscow will provide Ankara with intelligence about operation in Syria

    On October 24, Moscow will provide Ankara with intelligence information about the Turkish operation “Euphrates Shield” in Syria, Izvestia newspaper reported. An informed source said to the newspaper, the agreement on the transfer of intelligence information was reached during a recent visit of Russian leadership to Turkey.

    “The chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Viktor Gerasimov, was a member of the Russian delegation and held talks with his Turkish …

  • Ukraine and Slovakia signed agreement on joint production of weapons

    As part of the Arms and Security International Exhibition which started on October 11th in Kyiv, an agreement was signed between the Slovak company, Grand Power, and the Ukrainian state company, Ukroboronservice (a division of Ukroboronprom) regarding the manufacture of firearms, the press service of Ukroboronprom reports.

    "An agreement was signed by the head of Grand Power, Jaroslav Kuracina, and the Director of the State Company Ukroboronservice, Sergiy Mykytyuk. In accordance with the …