American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, April 10, 2014 – En route home from his
Asia-Pacific trip, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel placed an in-flight call to
Ukraine's Acting Minister of Defense Mykhaylo Koval, Assistant Press Secretary
Carl Woog said in a statement issued today.
Woog’s statement reads as follows:
Secretary Hagel spoke by phone with Ukraine's Acting
Minister of Defense Mykhaylo Koval on his return flight to Washington from
Beijing. It was their first conversation since the minister took office last
month.
Secretary Hagel commended Minister Koval for his leadership
of the Armed Forces during this critical time for Ukraine and thanked him for
hosting recent bilateral defense consultations in Kyiv. They discussed the
situation in Crimea, as well as Russia's military activities along Ukraine's
borders and attempts to destabilize communities in Eastern Ukraine.
Secretary Hagel told Minister Koval that the United States
will continue to stand with Ukraine. They both pledged to remain in close
contact going forward.
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