President of Ukraine

02/26/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 02/26/2024 12:29

Ukraine launched negotiations with Norway on the conclusion of a bilateral security agreement

Ukraine launched negotiations with Norway on the conclusion of a bilateral security agreement

26 February 2024 - 20:00

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Upon the instruction of President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak and in pursuance of the G7 Joint Declaration of Support for Ukraine, Deputy Head of the Office of the President Ihor Zhovkva has started negotiations with Norway on the conclusion of a bilateral security agreement.

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The Norwegian delegation was headed by Special Representative for Ukraine of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Norway Christian Syse.

"Norway is our key partner in Northern Europe, one of the leaders of the coalition of fighter jets that has been supporting Ukraine since the beginning of the full-scale invasion. It is important that today we have started the process of formalizing the security commitments of our countries," said Ihor Zhovkva.

The parties discussed the main structural elements and blocks of the future agreement and agreed on a schedule for further work.