KIEV, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on Tuesday that he had signed into law constitutional amendment stating Ukraine's commitment to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the European Union (EU).
"I see my strategic mission in ensuring the irreversibility of European and Euro-Atlantic integration," Poroshenko tweeted.
Ukraine will submit an application to join the EU and will get the NATO Membership Action Plan no later than in 2023, Poroshenko said.
On Feb. 7, the constitutional amendment on Ukraine's intention to join NATO and the EU was approved by the Ukrainian parliament in the final reading.
In 2014, when pro-West authorities came into power in Ukraine, Kiev abandoned its multilateral policy and set a course toward European integration. Furthermore, the parliament revoked Ukraine's non-aligned status, paving the way for its membership in military blocs.
Since then, Ukraine has strengthened cooperation with the EU and increased interactions with NATO, but neither organization has promised Kiev immediate membership.
