BRUSSELS, March 26 – Ukraine and NATO will hold a joint seminar and command-staff strategic exercises aimed at security protection during the Euro 2012 European Football Championship on April 18-20.

The Ukrainians will be represented by the agencies directly responsible for security protection during the championship, including the Emergency Ministry, the Interior Ministry and the Health Ministry. The exercises will take place at the crisis center on the base of the Olympiysky National Sports Complex in Kiev.