A delegation led by the Naval Attaché at the United States Embassy in Ukraine Peter Mallory has arrived in Odessa (source: the Ukrainian Defense Ministry).
According to a report on the department’s website, the Naval Attaché visited the main base of the Ukrainian Naval Forces, where he held a number of bilateral meetings with the Commander of the Ukrainian Navy, Rear Admiral Oleksiy Neizhpapa. The parties discussed areas of bilateral military cooperation.
We have extensive experience of long-term cooperation with our partners, we have cooperation in terms of both training our ship crews, command and control bodies, and manning and enhancing the capabilities of the Navy at sea. Today was dedicated to cooperation in different directions – this is the training of personnel, and the replenishment of the naval personnel.
Oleksiy Neizhpapa, Commander of the Ukrainian Naval Forces
According to him, the issue of security in the Black and Azov Seas was also discussed.
This cooperation is very useful and necessary for the Ukrainian Navy.
Peter Mallory, Naval Attaché at the United States Embassy
Source: Open4Business
