General of the Army of Ukraine Stepan Poltorak, Minister of Defence of Ukraine, held talks with Ms. Federica Mogherini, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy.

The parties signed the Administrative Agreement between the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine and European Defence Agency.

“This agreement is an important step on the way towards the European Integration of Ukraine,” Minister of Defence stressed. “It will enable to form the legal basis for practical defence cooperation between Ukraine and EU member-states, as well as provide possibility to join the appropriate programs and projects of the Agency”.