BRUSSELS, November 23 (RIA Novosti, Alexander Shishlo) - Ukraine and NATO signed an agreement Wednesday to dispose of the former's unnecessary stockpiles of light weapons, small arms, shoulder-fired air defense systems, and ammunition.

The document was signed by Ukrainian Deputy Defense Minister Volodymyr Tereshchenko and NATO Under-Secretary General Mario Bartolli.

The Ukrainian government approved the agreement Friday, authorizing Tereshchenko to sign the agreement under the condition that the equipment needed to destroy the arms would be granted as humanitarian aid.

A total of 1.5 million units of small arms and light weapons, as well as 133,000 metric tons of ammunition, are to be destroyed as part of the 12-year project.