Ukrainian Foreign Ministry to deepen ties with Gulf states
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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