On 24 April, 2013 the VI International Conference 'Protection of Democratic Values and Compliance with Human Rights in the Activity of Special Services' was held under the auspices of the President of Ukraine in the premises of the National Technical University of Ukraine 'Kyiv Polytechnic Institute'. The event was arranged by the Security Service of Ukraine in cooperation with the National Institute for Strategic Studies, the National Technical University of Ukraine 'Kyiv Polytechnic Institute', the NATO Liaison Office in Ukraine, the NATO Information and Documentation Centre in Ukraine, the Geneva Center for the Democratic Control over Armed Forces (DCAF) and the OSCE Project Coordinator in Ukraine.

The President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych congratulated the SSU officers on the 21st Anniversary of the Service. 'Law-enforcement agencies and primarily the Security Service of Ukraine must be a safe shield for protection of our national interests in the contemporary world which faces sophisticated challenges', said the Head of State at the grand meeting.

On March 25 the Security Service of Ukraine celebrates its 21st Anniversary. For all these years the SSU officers have been guarding the sovereignty of the state, defending its constitutional system, territorial integrity, economic, scientific, technical and defensive capabilities, lawful interests and rights of Ukrainian citizens.

On 21 March, 2013 an official reception for ambassadors and foreign envoys was hosted by the SSU Chairman major general Oleksandr Yakymenko on the occasion of the 21st Anniversary of the Security Service of Ukraine. Ambassadors of 33 countries and representatives of 56 partner special services, law-enforcement agencies and non-governmental organizations took part in the event.

March 1, Kyiv - the SSU leadership, the representatives of the Institute of National Remembrance of Poland and NGOs, guests from diplomatic corps in Ukraine, leading scientists attended the promotion of the English-language edition of the book 'Poland and Ukraine in the 1930s and 1940s. Documents from the Archives of the Secret Services'. The book embraces the most valuable documents of all previous eight volumes of the joint scientific documentary project.

The official reception on the occasion of New Year and Christmas holidays of ambassadors and liaison officers on behalf of the Chairman of the Security Service of Ukraine major general Oleksandr Yakymenko was held on January 17, 2013.

The Head of State noted that while holding the office of the First Deputy Chairman of the Security Service of Ukraine Oleksandr Yakymenko proved himself as a responsible professional. The President also expressed gratitude to Ihor Kalinin for his work at the post of the SSU Chairman and emphasized that as a Presidential Adviser Ihor Kalinin would coordinate cooperation between the Presidential Administration, the National Security and Defence Council, law-enforcement agencies and the Ministry of Defence.