Kyiv.Ukraine.Ukraine Gate – November 4,2021- On November 10, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba and US Secretary of State Anthony Blinkin will hold a meeting of the Strategic Partnership Committee in Washington, where a new Strategic Partnership Charter will be signed.
“On November 10, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and I will have a meeting in Washington of the Ukraine-US Strategic Partnership Committee, where we will sign a new strategic partnership charter,” the senior diplomat said.
Kuleba confirmed that the commission will resume its work after a break of a few years, to become an engine for the development of the partnership between the two countries.
“Ukrainian diplomacy is systematically developing the achievements of the president’s visit to the United States in September, during which our country signed 20 mutually beneficial documents in the fields of economy, security and energy,” the minister stressed.
He stressed that the new Strategic Partnership Charter will be a practical document that addresses the common challenges facing Ukraine and the United States, strengthens unity in the face of Russian aggression, and launches new areas in bilateral relations.
“Washington’s readiness for a new phase of the strategic partnership demonstrates confidence in Ukraine, one of the main partners of the United States in Europe,” the minister said.
The Ukrainian foreign minister said the agenda of the meeting would include Ukraine’s defenses and countering Russian aggression, economic development, strengthening the country’s energy security, attracting U.S. investment, jointly combating cyber threats and climate change, and supporting internal transformations in Ukraine.
Kuleba also noted this year’s unprecedented intensity of contacts between Kyiv and Washington, as evidenced by President Volodymyr Zelensky’s talks with U.S. President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Anthony Blinken in Glasgow.
He noted that the economy is directly related to security, and therefore strengthening cooperation with the United States also sends a positive signal to investors and all those who seek to engage with Ukraine and develop long-term projects there.
Zelensky arrived on a working visit to the United States on August 31. On September 1, Zelensky held talks with his U.S. counterpart Joe Biden. The parties agreed to intensify the Strategic Partnership Commission, which was scheduled to meet in Washington this fall.
On September 9, the Ukrainian side of the Commission identified three tasks for its further work: reforming the Commission, providing the American side with the Ukrainian draft of the Strategic Partnership Charter, and drafting a plan for the country’s transformation.
