NATO plans to step up its cooperation with Ukraine in order to tackle common problems, alliance's Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said in an interview with the Ukrainian magazine Profil.
The text of the interview is available on the website of the magazine.
Ukraine sought NATO membership under President Viktor Yushchenko. His successor, Yanukovych, who came to power in February 2010, said the country does not seek alignment with any military bloc, but would maintain good strategic relations both with NATO and Russia.
Rasmussen emphasized that Ukraine participates in many of NATO's drills and has advanced its capability to work together with the alliance. Rasmussen said he was confident that NATO and Ukraine would continue to fight against piracy, proliferation of mass destruction weapons and internet hackers.
KIEV, February 23 (RIA Novosti)
