Ukraine and Portugal start negotiations on a security agreement: which countries have already signed agreements

On April 24, Ukraine and Portugal started working on a draft security agreement, which will be the tenth such document for Kyiv. A schedule for further negotiations between the countries has also been agreed.

The Office of the President of Ukraine reported on the work on the agreement. They noted that, according to the President's decree, the Ukrainian delegation at the talks is headed by the head of the Presidential Administration Andriy Yermak.

The current round was conducted by Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration Ihor Zhovkva.

Special attention was paid to expectations from the inaugural Peace Summit in Switzerland.

They also discussed the importance of Portugal's role in the implementation of the Ukrainian peace formula and the involvement of the Global South in this process.

The Office of the President reminded that Ukraine has already signed nine bilateral security agreements with such countries as the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Denmark, Canada, Italy, the Netherlands, Finland and Latvia.

The document on security guarantees is being signed in pursuance of the G7 Joint Declaration on Support for Ukraine, the Presidential Administration said.

As reported by OBOZ.UA, earlier President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Moscow has a specific plan to disrupt the Global Peace Summit, which is to be held in June in Switzerland. According to the head of state, Russia is trying to reduce the participation of countries in the summit and delay its holding.

Zelenskyy also spoke out against Russia's participation in the Global Peace Summit in Switzerland. According to him, Moscow always destroys fair peace initiatives.

At the same time, Ukraine is interested in Brazil and, in particular, its leader Lula da Silva joining the summit, the Ukrainian leader said.

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