The question on participation of Ukrainian troops in peacemaking operation in Afghanistan was not discussed during today’s session of Council of Defense Ministers of South-East European countries in Kyiv. The Defense Minister of Ukraine Anatoly Hrytsenko stated that today, the ForUm’s correspondent informs.

According to Hrytsenko, this question was not discussed. “The matter concerned another problem. As we recently have joined joint peacemaking forces, the next step will be discussion of Ukraine’s contribution,” he said. Hrytsenko did not exclude that Ukraine can involve Ukrainian officers, engineering, medical department for fulfillment of peacemaking mission in Afghanistan.

Hrytsenko noted that multi-national joining and its tasks would be defined by multi-national consensus and would correspond to national legislation.

Today Hrytsenko informed that Ukraine has joined Multi-national peacemaking forces of South-East Europe SEEBRIG.

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