Ukrainian and American teams continue the dialogue and are working on согласованием the framework agreement on mineral resources. This was stated by the spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Georgy Tikhy during the briefing on Friday, reports the correspondent of UNN.
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In particular, Tikhy reminded that Ukraine was ready to sign the document during the meeting in Jeddah, but the USA decided to conduct additional consultations.
From the American side, we heard the desire, the desire to further consult in the capital, that is, to conduct further consultations from their side regarding this agreement. In general, we can confirm that today the teams - Ukrainian and American - are working on this agreement and continue the dialogue, interaction. If the American side has additional ideas about how we should draw up this document, how we should move forward, then they should be considered at the level of these teams, which communicate with each other
"We believe that this overall cooperation between Ukraine and the USA is necessary for both us and the United States. And it will really allow us to develop our bilateral strategic partnership", - added the spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Remind
US President Donald Trump previously stated that he would sign an agreement with Ukraine on rare earth minerals "very soon".
According to the Financial Times, the Donald Trump administration is seeking new terms of access for USA to critical mineral resources and energy assets of Ukraine.