Question: The President of Ukraine recently signed the charter for NATO membership. Who amongst the following is President of Ukraine?
(a) Joko Widodo
(b) Petro Poroshenko
(c) Mars Rivelin
(d) Dmitry Medvedev
Answer- (b)
Related facts:
- On July 7, 2017 Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko confirmed that he signed the law on the resumption of Ukraine’s course towards joining the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
- If succeeds in joining NATO, Ukraine will become the 30th country in the Alliance.
- NATO is an intergovernmental military alliance formed on April 4, 1949.
- NATO’spurpose is to guarantee the freedom and security of its members through political and military means.
- The principle of collective defence, as enshrined in Article 5 of the Washington Treaty, is at the very heart of NATO’s founding treaty.
- Collective defence means that an attack against one Ally is considered as an attack against all Allies.
- NATO is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium.
- Currently Jens Stoltenberg is its general secretary.
Reference:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/07/10/ukraine-seek-nato-membership-alliance-sends-kiev-equipment-fight/
http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/nato_countries.htm
https://news.cgtn.com/news/3d457a4e7a59444e/share_p.html
http://www.businessinsider.in/This-is-what-would-happen-if-Ukraine-joined-NATO/articleshow/59536537.cms
http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/official_texts_146087.htm?selectedLocale=en
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NATO