KYIV: Ukraine said on Thursday (Apr 17) Kyiv and Washington had signed a memorandum as an initial step towards clinching an agreement on developing mineral resources in Ukraine, a deal promoted by US President Donald Trump.
Although both had been poised in February to sign a deal for cooperation on natural resources, it was delayed after an Oval Office meeting between Trump and Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy turned into a shouting match.
"We are happy to announce the signing with our American partners," Yulia Svyrydenko, Ukraine's first deputy prime minister and economy minister, said on social media after the signing.
Thursday's memorandum of intent paves the way for an economic partnership deal and the setting up of an investment fund for the reconstruction of Ukraine, she added.
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/wor...d-us-first-step-towards-minerals-deal-5073171
Although both had been poised in February to sign a deal for cooperation on natural resources, it was delayed after an Oval Office meeting between Trump and Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy turned into a shouting match.
"We are happy to announce the signing with our American partners," Yulia Svyrydenko, Ukraine's first deputy prime minister and economy minister, said on social media after the signing.
Thursday's memorandum of intent paves the way for an economic partnership deal and the setting up of an investment fund for the reconstruction of Ukraine, she added.
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/wor...d-us-first-step-towards-minerals-deal-5073171
