The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has promised that contact "at all levels" between Ukraine and the Gulf states will soon increase.
Source: Heorhii Tykhyi, the spokesperson for the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, at a briefing in Kyiv on Wednesday
Details: Tykhyi emphasised that there will soon be more contact "at all levels" between Ukraine and Gulf states, which will clearly focus on areas of mutual partnership.
Quote: "The list is not exhaustive, but let me remind you that it concerns political support in response to Ukraine's assistance to these states, political backing, pressure on Russia and Iran – as two regimes that destabilise our respective regions – and the long-term development of security cooperation and military-technical collaboration."
Details: Tykhyi added that the parties will also engage in Ukraine's reconstruction and investment in its economy.
Quote: "We are confident that there are sufficient mutual benefits across these four areas that we can find with the Gulf monarchies and states. Work is ongoing on this; these are matters of political contacts, which will take place soon."
Background:
- On 10 March, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that Ukrainian security and counter-UAV experts would travel to Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and Saudi Arabia.
- Media reports indicated that the Pentagon and at least one Gulf state are in talks to purchase Ukrainian interceptor drones to counter attacks by Iranian Shahed drones.
- It was also reported that Ukraine sent interceptor drones and a team of UAV experts to help protect US military bases in Jordan.
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