Ukraine has held its first round of negotiations with the United Kingdom on the conclusion of a bilateral agreement on the transition to stronger and deeper partnership.
The Ukrainian delegation was headed by the Head of the Presidential Office Andriy Yermak.
"We are grateful to your people, Government and Parliament for the help and leadership we have been receiving since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion. The UK was the first to sign a security agreement with Ukraine, and now it is the first to work on a historic document on 100 years of partnership. We hope that negotiations will be successful so that this historic document will be signed by the President of Ukraine and the British Prime Minister soon," Andriy Yermak said.
The Head of the Presidential Office emphasized that our country needs the support of the UK to restore just peace and prevent new aggression against Ukraine.
The future comprehensive long-term Agreement will be based on the provisions of the 2020 Agreement on Political Cooperation, Free Trade and Strategic Partnership and the 2024 Agreement on Security Cooperation between Ukraine and the United Kingdom.
"The new document should contain even more ambitious goals for our cooperation. We aim to consolidate unprecedented provisions in all areas of mutual interest: from security to economy; from energy to culture and art," said Deputy Head of the Office of the President Ihor Zhovkva, who also took part in the negotiations.