UKRAINE SHOULD NOT JOIN NATO: PRESIDENT
Baku, June 1 (AZERTAC). Ukrainian President said his country cannot join NATO because the majority of the population oppose it, Xinhua reports.
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych said on Thursday it is "impossible" for the country to join NATO because the majority of the population oppose it.
"[NATO membership] is currently impossible for our country because the criteria for joining say we need the support of a majority of the Ukrainian population," UNIAN news agency quoted Yanukovych as saying.
He said, however, Ukraine would participate actively in the creation of a new collective security system in Europe and continue to develop close partnership with NATO.
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