Poroshenko signs law setting entry into NATO as one of key goals of Ukraine's foreign policy

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has signed a law 'On the Modification of Certain Acts Pertaining to the Foreign Policy of Ukraine' to restore the course towards entry into NATO.

From this day on, Ukraine will step up the reforms aimed to comply with the NATO standards, the presidential press service said.

"The document defines integration with the Euro-Atlantic space for the purpose of membership in the North Atlantic Alliance as a priority national interest of Ukraine," the report said.

Back on June 8, 2017, the Verkhovna Rada proclaimed deeper cooperation between Ukraine and NATO aimed at Ukraine's accession to the alliance as a foundation of the foreign policy.

The law 'On the Modification of Certain Acts Pertaining to the Foreign Policy of Ukraine' gained support of 276 deputies. It amends the laws on fundamentals of the domestic and foreign policy adopted on July 1, 2010, and the law on fundamentals of Ukrainian national security adopted on June 19, 2003.

The Alliance took the Verkhovna Rada's decision into consideration.