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NAT O Pa rl ia me n ta ry As s e mb l y
DRAFT DECLARATION
on
THE DISPOSAL OF SURPLUS WEAPONS AND MUNITIONS IN UKRAINE
presented by
Pierre LELLOUCHE (France)
President, NATO Parliamentary Assembly
The Assembly,
1.
Recalling its long-standing co-operation with the Verkhovna Rada;
2.
Applauding Ukraine’s programme of wide ranging political, economic, and defence reforms
and the progress being made regarding their implementation;
3.
Supporting Ukraine’s goal of Euro-Atlantic integration; and
4.
Determined to assist Ukraine in achieving that goal;
5.
Welcoming NATO’s programme of Intensified Dialogue with Ukraine, and the further
enhancement of Alliance support for Ukraine’s defence and security sector reform process agreed
by Defence Ministers during Informal High-Level Consultations in Vilnius, 23 and 24 October;
6.
Strongly supporting the Alliance's €25 million commitment through its Partnership for
Peace Trust Fund to assist Ukraine in disposing of stockpiles of surplus weapons and munitions in
order to reduce the physical hazards and environmental threats posed by these weapons and
munitions;
7.
But concerned that this twelve-year programme represents only a partial solution to dealing
with the stockpiles, which include over 1.5 million small arms, more than one million tons of
munitions, and several million anti-personnel mines;
8.
And noting that despite widespread public support for reform in Ukraine, large sectors of
public opinion retain an image of NATO based on Cold War stereotypes;
9.
Convinced that deeper Alliance involvement in assisting Ukraine to dispose of surplus
weapons and munitions stockpiles would have the additional benefit of helping to promote a more
positive public perception of the Alliance;
