NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg announced Tuesday that Alliance leaders have agreed to invite Ukraine to become a member of the transatlantic organization. when the allies so agree and when the country meets the conditions.
Stoltenberg told a press conference that NATO “will issue the invitation when the allies agree and the conditions are met” necessary for kyiv’s entry into the transatlantic organization.
The Norwegian politician expressed himself in this sense before the media during the NATO summit of heads of state and government that is being held today and tomorrow in Vilnius.
Asked about the statements of the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskywhile addressing the summit, on the fact that it is “absurd” that the alliance was not going to give an invitation date to his country, Stoltenberg stressed that the allies “have decided today a strong, united and positive message to Ukraine about lasting support, but also a positive message on the path to membership.
Stoltenberg indicated that the leaders of the allied countries also agreed today to simplify the process of Ukraine’s future accession to NATO, by agreeing to eliminate the so-called “accession action plan” (MAP, in English) for Ukraine.