24 June 2003

Science Committee meets in Ukraine Key links 25/06/2003 - Science NATO Science Committee meets in Ukraine Background NATO-Ukraine cooperation At the invitation of the Ukrainian authorities, the NATO Science Committee will for the first time visit Ukraine, 24-28 June, for a series of key meetings. The NATO Science Committee is responsible for policy direction and oversight of the NATO Science Programme, which promotes collaboration between scientists from NATO and partner countries. This year the Committee is holding its regular Spring meeting in Kyiv, and an official opening session will take place on Wednesday, 25 June. Top on the agenda will be discussion of the future of NATO's Science Programme, which will place greater emphasis on addressing new threats and challenges to security. In addition to the meeting of the Science Committee, committee members will participate in a meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Joint Working Group on Scientific and Environmental Cooperation. This Joint Working Group was established in May 2000 to intensify NATO-Ukraine cooperation in science and the environment. Scientific cooperation is a key component of the NATO-Ukraine partnership. At present, over 2 million Euros from the NATO Science Programme is projected for Ukraine in support of 16 ongoing projects.