At the Washington Summit, Allies reaffirmed Ukraine's irreversible path to full Euro-Atlantic integration, including NATO membership
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NATO member states expressed their full support for Ukraine's right to choose its own security arrangements and decide its future without external interference, including the irreversibility of its path to full Euro-Atlantic integration and NATO membership once the necessary conditions are met.
North Atlantic Treaty Organization member states have stated that they are ready to support Ukraine on its irreversible path to full Euro-Atlantic integration, including NATO membership. This is reported in the official text of the NATO Washington Summit Declaration, UNN reports.
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Today in Washington, DC, the heads of state and government participating in the North Atlantic Council's Washington Summit issued a declaration emphasizing their full support for Ukraine's right to choose its own security mechanism and determine its own future without external interference.
We fully support Ukraine's right to choose its own security arrangements and decide its own future without external interference. Ukraine's future is in NATO. Ukraine is becoming more operationally and politically integrated with the Alliance
They also noted Ukraine's significant progress since the Vilnius Summit in implementing democratic, economic and security reforms.
As Ukraine continues this vital work, we will continue to support it on its irreversible path to full Euro-Atlantic integration, including NATO membership
The declaration also states that Allies have confirmed their readiness to extend an invitation to Ukraine for membership when the necessary conditions are met.
The decisions taken by NATO and the NATO-Ukraine Council at the Summit, combined with the ongoing work of Allies, are a bridge to Ukraine's membership in NATO
According to the information, Allies are ready to continue to support Ukraine in realizing interoperability with NATO, as well as in carrying out additional democratic and security sector reforms, which will be systematically assessed through the adapted Annual National Program.
