Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud held talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Jeddah yesterday, with latter describing the meeting as ‘very productive’.
Zelenskiy voiced his appreciation for the constructive co-operation with the kingdom.
A strategic security arrangement is being developed in three areas, the Ukrainian president said. These include the export of Ukrainian security expertise and capabilities in air defence, energy co-operation and food security.
“We are working together to strengthen our peoples and our partners,” Zelenskiy said in a post on X.
Upon his arrival, Zelenskiy said on X: “Yesterday, at a meeting with European leaders, we secured financial guarantees for our resilience. Today, we are advancing our agreements with Saudi Arabia in the areas of security, energy and infrastructure.”
During his visit to Saudi Arabia in late May, Kyiv and Riyadh reached an agreement on defence co-operation that Zelenskiy described as laying a vast foundation for future contracts.
In the wake of the Iran war, Ukraine secured deals with several Middle East partners as it offered technologies and expertise in downing Iranian long-range attack drones. Zelenskiy later praised Ukraine’s assistance as delivering results in the Middle East, and also offered Kyiv’s expertise to help restore free navigation in the Strait of Hormuz.
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