U.S. assistance to Ukraine will allocate $ 11 million on the development of the Armed Forces under the program of the U.S. government by foreign military financing for FMF. Told Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador to Ukraine John Tefft at a meeting with Defense Minister Mikhail Had in Kiev.

“This year, the U.S. side will provide Armed Forces of Ukraine logistical assistance totaling $ 11 million in the program FMF “, – said D. Tefft, whose words for LIGA БіÐ·Ð½ÐµÑІÐ½Ñ„орм quoted in the press service of Defense.

In turn, the head of the Defense Ministry said that the Ukrainian military department will use maximum force to the effective use of this assistance and will create favorable conditions for the simplification of customs and bureaucratic procedures to obtain it.

The parties discussed the need for continued cooperation in the framework of bilateral and multinational exercises. In particular, the U.S. ambassador expressed hope that all the necessary legislative framework, which provides for the organization and holding a Ukrainian-American and international scholars, will be in the near future properly framed.

“In this matter the position and state leadership, and the Defense Ministry remains unchanged – we continue to work within the assumed international obligations, and all necessary documents have been prepared”, – said M. If.

sides also discussed the most important issues of state and development of bilateral military cooperation between Ukraine and the USA.

also Defense Minister proposed to establish more close and direct contact between the commanders of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the United States and received in this matter the full support of the American side.