The Ukrainian and Portuguese sides started working on a project for a bilateral security agreement and coordinated a schedule for further negotiations.
According to the Presidential decree, the Ukrainian negotiating delegation is headed by the Head of the Presidential Office Andriy Yermak. Today's round of talks was led by the Deputy Head of the Presidential Office Ihor Zhovkva.
Special attention was paid to expectations for the inaugural Peace Summit in Switzerland and to Portugal's important role in implementing the Ukrainian Peace Formula and engaging the countries of the Global South in this process.
Ukraine has already signed nine bilateral security agreements, in particular with the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Denmark, Canada, Italy, the Netherlands, Finland, and Latvia. The document is being signed in furtherance of the G7 Joint Declaration of Support for Ukraine.
