Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Kostyantyn Gryshchenko met with the UAE Minister for Foreign Affairs Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan on the sidelines of the Seoul Nuclear Security Summit. 

The meeting focused on the issues of intensification of political dialogue at all levels, boosting bilateral trade and economic cooperation in aircraft building, ship-building, energy and other sectors of mutual interest. The parties noted the importance of holding the Second Meeting of the Intergovernmental Commission on Trade, Economic and Technical Cooperation in the near future.

Both Ministers exchanged views on the ways of cooperation between Ukraine and UAE in international organizations, as well as on a wide range of international issues, in particular, current state and prospects of Middle East peace process, and situation in Syria.