Yermak hds meeting on conclusion of bilateral agreements on security commitments between Ukraine and partner states

That's according to the presidential press service, Ukrinform reports.

Yermak held a meeting on concluding bilateral agreements on security commitments between Ukraine and partner states as part of the implementation of the G7 Joint Declaration signed in Vilnius, the report said.

The meeting was attended by Deputy Heads of the Office of the President Ihor Zhovkva and Roman Mashovets, Special Presidential Commissioner for the Implementation of International Security Commitments and Develment of the Defense Forces Yevhen Moysiuk, Head of the Security Service Vasyl Maliuk, Minister for Strategic Industries eksandr Kamyshin, Deputy Minister for Strategic Industries Serh Boyev, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Myka Tochytskyi, Deputy Minister of Justice Iryna Mudra, Director of the International Defense Coeration Department of the Ministry of Defense Hennad Kovalenko, representative of the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine Vadym Skibitskyi.

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Yermak emphasized the importance of all EU and NATO member states joining the G7 Joint Declaration.

"We have to map our needs and our vision of what our army should be like today and in the future, after the victory. Today it is not only a matter of our vision, it is also a matter of interaction with partners, a matter of our future membership in NATO," the Head of the Presidential Office said.

He noted that the relevant map of needs could become an important reference point for partner countries negotiating security commitments for Ukraine.

Yermak emphasized the importance of coordinating efforts between government agencies directly invved in the relevant negotiations.