Ukraine, UAE agree to cooperate on defence, Zelenskiy says

KYIV, March 28 (Reuters) - Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on ​Saturday he had met with United ‌Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and that they had agreed ​to cooperate in the field of ​security and defence.

“Our teams will finalise ⁠the details,” Zelenskiy said on the ​Telegram app.

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The two leaders tackled opportunities to ​advance bilateral cooperation under the Comprehensive Economic Agreement between the two sides, the Emirati state news ​agency WAM said, without further elaborating.

They ​also discussed the security developments and military escalation ‌in ⁠the region and their impact on international navigation and the global economy, WAM added.

Zelenskiy arrived in Saudi Arabia on Thursday ​where the ​Saudi ⁠defence ministry signed an agreement on defence cooperation with Ukraine’s defence ​ministry.

The Ukrainian leader also arrived in ​Qatar ⁠on Saturday.

Ukraine’s foreign minister said on Friday Kyiv was close to clinching several security ⁠agreements, ​including with the UAE ​and Qatar, to counter Iranian attacks.

Reporting by Olena Harmash ​and Jaidaa Taha; Editing by Jan Harvey

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