The Head of the Office of the President Andriy Yermak and the Secretary General of NATO in 2009-2014 Anders Fogh Rasmussen held an online regular meeting of the International Working Group on security issues and Euro-Atlantic integration of Ukraine.
The participants discussed the draft report of the International Working Group, which contains a detailed justification and specific proposals for Ukraine's future membership in NATO, ensuring sustainable peace and deterring the aggressor country. The report will be made public in the near future.
Andriy Yermak also spoke about the preparations for the inaugural Peace Summit that will take place in Switzerland this June.
“The summit is aimed at creating a platform to discuss different views on the peace process and at giving a high-level political start to the preparation of a joint peace foundation that should restore peace in Ukraine. Based on all the discussions held earlier, we want to develop a joint peace plan supported by all the countries,” the Head of the Presidential Office said.
He emphasized the importance of involving as many countries as possible, including the representatives of the Global South, in the Global Peace Summit. Andriy Yermak urged the members of the International Working Group to spread the idea of supporting the Summit and to encourage state leaders’ participation in it.
The Head of the Presidential Office informed the participants about the situation on the battlefield and the specific defense needs of our country, he also noted the importance of security agreements that Ukraine concludes with partner countries.
Anders Fogh Rasmussen stated that the draft report of the International Working Group demonstrates strong support for the Ukrainian course towards NATO membership. According to him, the document contains specific proposals regarding our country's future membership in the Alliance as a key commitment to the security of Ukraine and the Euro-Atlantic region.
“Strong and clear decisions at the Washington Summit will be extremely important. They will provide good motivation for our people. We truly want NATO's unity to be exceptionally strong. Thank you very much for your help and support,” the Head of the Presidential Office said.
The meeting was attended by the former President of Poland Aleksander Kwaśniewski, the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Boris Johnson, the former Prime Minister of Finland Sanna Marin, the former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and others.
The Ukrainian side was represented by the Deputy Head of the Office of the President Ihor Zhovkva and the Advisor to the Head of the Presidential Office Oleksandr Bevz.