Poroshenko expecting from intelligence stepping up cooperation with NATO, EU
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko congratulated intelligence officers on professional holiday on September 7 and described the tasks intelligence officers have.
"As for the future expectations from the military intelligence in the framework of the implementation of the provisions of the National Security Strategy of Ukraine, the President stressed the need to bring the structure of military intelligence into conformity with NATO standards taking into account the experience of hostilities in eastern Ukraine. It is also necessary to expand human intelligence capabilities, build capacity of electronic, space and geospatial intelligence, primarily in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, strengthen analytical activities and establish cooperation with special services of the countries-members of NATO and the European Union," the press service of the head of state has reported.
Poroshenko visited the Technical Intelligence Center of the Chief Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine that processes information on the activities of the Armed Forces of the country-aggressor in Crimea and the occupied territories of Ukraine. The president examined new intelligence means. New facts of violation of the Minsk agreements revealed by modern means of intelligence have been shown to the president.
According to Poroshenko, the establishment of the center is a significant contribution to the development of the unified system of state intelligence.
"Actually, this is the beginning of intelligence information collecting and processing automation. Further accumulation of the opportunities of this center will allow the integration of data extracted by all kinds of technical intelligence (space, air and radio electronic) and its transfer to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Ministry of Defense and Chief Situation Center of Ukraine. I am confident that the Technical Intelligence Center will become one of the main components of the future unified automated system of military intelligence of Ukraine," the Supreme Commander-in-Chief said.
The president expressed gratitude to the intelligence officers for brave performance of military tasks near Donetsk and Luhansk airports, battles for Savur-Mohyla, Sloviansk, Kramatorsk, Debaltseve and other places.
"I believe that the younger generation of intelligence officers will augment the glory of military intelligence, which is an example of professionalism, valor and honor," he said.
"Intelligence officers have always been in trouble spots," the president said.
