During the visit of the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky to the United Kingdom, Minister for Foreign Affairs Dmytro Kuleba met with Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs of the United Kingdom Dominic Raab.

The parties welcomed the planned signing of the Agreement on Political Cooperation, Free Trade and Strategic Partnership between Ukraine and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, which brings Ukrainian-British relations to the level of a strategic partnership.

Dmytro Kuleba informed Dominic Raab about the creation of the Crimean Platform - a new international platform that consolidates international efforts to deoccupy Crimea - and invited the United Kingdom to participate.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister thanked his British counterpart for Britain's unwavering stance on supporting Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity within internationally recognized borders, and commended the United Kingdom's practical steps to support Ukraine's defense capabilities and implement reforms.

The foreign ministers of Ukraine and the United Kingdom reaffirmed the identical positions on many items on the international agenda, including maintaining political and diplomatic pressure on Russia to force it to respect international norms and end aggression against Ukraine.

Dmytro Kuleba and Dominic Raab agreed on further coordination of actions at the UN and other international organizations, deepening cooperation in the field of migration, and discussed the development of trade and investment between the two countries.