KYIV: Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy mentioned on Saturday (Mar 28) he had met with United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and that they’d agreed to cooperate within the field of security and defence.
“Our groups will finalise the main points,” Zelenskyy mentioned on the Telegram app.
The 2 leaders tackled alternatives to advance bilateral cooperation below the Complete Financial Settlement between the 2 sides, the Emirati state information company WAM mentioned, with out additional elaborating.
In addition they mentioned the safety developments and navy escalation within the area and their impression on worldwide navigation and the worldwide economic system, WAM added.
Zelenskyy arrived in Saudi Arabia on Thursday, the place the Saudi defence ministry signed an settlement on defence cooperation with Ukraine’s defence ministry.
The Ukrainian chief additionally arrived in Qatar on Saturday.
Ukraine’s overseas minister mentioned on Friday that Kyiv was near clinching a number of safety agreements, together with with the UAE and Qatar, to counter Iranian assaults.
UKRAINE HAS AIR DEFENCE, DRONE EXPERTISE
Ukraine has provided its air-defence experience and drone expertise to international locations within the area.
Zelenskyy hopes to attract help from the Gulf nations in Ukraine’s battle towards Russia, which is now in its fifth yr, as Western navy support faces new uncertainty and Kyiv scrambles for money to cowl its funds deficit and fund home weapon manufacturing.
Greater than 200 Ukrainian navy and safety specialists have been dispatched to advise Center East international locations on the way to intercept drone assaults which have wreaked havoc on vitality infrastructure throughout the area.
Zelenskyy mentioned that in his visits, he sought to construct strategic relationships with the Gulf area and lift funds to spend money on weapons manufacturing in Ukraine.
