Ukraine and US held first round of talks in Jeddah: discussed minerals agreement and ceasefire in air and at sea – media
The delegations of Ukraine and the United States held the first round of talks in Jeddah, discussing an agreement on rare earth minerals and the ceasefire in the sky and at sea.
This was reported by a Suspilne correspondent, citing a source, Censor.NET reports.
As noted, the first round of talks lasted about four hours. The parties have now started the second round of discussions.
Earlier, the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, Andrii Yermak, said that security guarantees from the United States are extremely important for Ukraine.
"Security guarantees are very important because we want such aggression to never happen again in the future. Now we believe that the most important thing to discuss is how to start this process. We are very open and want to have a constructive, in-depth, friendly, partnership conversation with our American partners," Yermak said.
At the same time, he refused to say what concessions Ukraine is ready to make to reach a peace agreement.
Ukraine and the United States' talks in Saudi Arabia
Earlier, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that the Ukrainian and US teams had resumed work and a "meaningful meeting" could take place next week.
According to Fox News, the delegations of Ukraine and the United States will meet in the Saudi capital Riyadh next Tuesday, 11 March.
Ukraine's Foreign Ministry believes that the meeting between the US and Ukraine in Riyadh is an opportunity to sign an agreement on minerals.
