Today, 10 November, talks began in Paris between Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiga and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Earlier, the Ukrainian diplomat met his French counterpart, Jean-Noël Barrot.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ press service reported this.
The statement says that Ukraine’s foreign minister and the US Secretary of State will discuss peace efforts, the development of the strategic partnership, strengthening Ukraine’s defence capabilities and resilience.
Earlier, Sybiga met France’s Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Jean-Noël Barrot. The foreign minister thanked his French counterpart for ensuring that Ukraine is central to the agenda of the G7 foreign ministers’ meeting, including through a separate session in the “G7+Ukraine” format.
The politicians “discussed the full range of priority issues — from energy resilience to support for Ukraine’s defence capabilities and sanctions against Russia”, the statement said.
“We particularly value the efforts that helped mobilise support for Ukraine’s energy security this winter, and we count on further co-ordination to strengthen the capabilities of our air defence,” Andrii Sybiga added.
- France moved the meeting of the informal group of G7 countries, which also includes the United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, Italy and Japan, from Marseille to Paris amid nationwide protests.
- Sybiga is in the French capital at the invitation of the country’s Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Jean-Noël Barrot.
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Separate bilateral talks are planned in Paris between Andrii Sybiga and the EU’s top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, France’s foreign minister Jean-Noël Barrot, the United Kingdom’s Ed Miliband, Italy’s Antonio Tajani, Germany’s Johann Wadephul, and other ministers.