24 March 2016, 17:32 GMT
KIEV (Sputnik) – According to the ministry, the parties have met in the format of the alliance's Peace Planning and Review Process (PARP) at the NATO Headquarters and have discussed the draft of PARP assessment of Ukraine's participation and partnership goals package. NATO and Ukraine have preliminarily approved the document.
"The document includes a number of joint activities on the most important areas of reform of security and defense sector and implementation of the NATO standards in the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine," the statement reads.
In December 2014, Ukraine canceled the country's non-aligned status, confirming its intention to join NATO. The alliance's officials have repeatedly stressed that Kiev will have to implement a wide range of reforms before joining the bloc.
In September 2015, Kiev renewed its participation in the PARP after it was suspended due to the conflict in eastern Ukraine.
