Konstantin Grishchenko and Anders Fogh Rasmussen

NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, left, and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Konstantin Grishchenko before joint news conference in Kiev, on Thursday, February 24, 2011. NATO is ready to help Ukraine in carrying out of reforms. NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said this at the joint news conference with Foreign Minister of Ukraine. “NATO is ready to help Ukraine in process of reforms. Particularly, we have an appropriate experience in carrying out of defense reform and we are ready to help Ukraine in this area if Ukraine has a corresponding wish”, said Anders Rasmussen. According to his words, NATO is ready to discuss possibility of cooperation in such areas as energy security, cyber security and security at sea. He noted that Ukraine and NATO have such efficient institution of cooperation as Ukraine-NATO Commission and the Alliance wants to continue cooperation within the frameworks of this institution. Photo by Anastasia Sirotkina / POOL / UNIAN