Poroshenko confident that Ukraine will become a NATO member
KYIV, October 14 — RIA Novosti. President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko is confident that his country will become a member of NATO, and Ukrainian in the future may become the General Secretary of the Alliance.
“There is no doubt that among these age not courageous teenagers are the future officers and generals, ambassadors and Ministers. Perhaps a future President. And perhaps, even, — the Secretary General of NATO, because Ukraine will become a member of the Alliance”, — said the President, speaking Saturday in Kyiv on the occasion of the Day of defender of Ukraine and taking of the oath by students of Kyiv military Lyceum named Ivan Bohun. His statement, broadcast by Ukrainian TV channels.
In turn, Prime Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Groysman in his congratulatory message, published on the government website, said that the Ukrainian army in the medium term needs to achieve NATO standards, the country “has started actual integration into the Alliance”.