Secretary of the NSDC of Ukraine Oleksandr Danyliuk met with the UK MOD Director for International Security Policy Nick Gurr

Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Oleksandr Danyliuk held a meeting with the United Kingdom Ministry of Defense Director for International Security Policy Nick Gurr.

During the meeting, the parties discussed the topical issues of bilateral relations in the security and defense sphere and enhancing military cooperation.

The interlocutors also considered the situation in the East of Ukraine, which has developed as a result of the hybrid war waged by Russia against our country.

In this context, the NSDC Secretary stressed the importance of intensifying the "Minsk process" with a focus on humanitarian and human security issues. "Achieving progress in the "Minsk process" is one of the key priorities for the state authorities", - he said expressing the hope that the negotiations of the updated Ukrainian delegation to the Trilateral Contact Group would be successful.

Mr. Danyliuk also acknowledged the need to strengthen the information component of Ukraine's countering Russian hybrid aggression in temporarily occupied territories.

The parties also discussed the security situation in the region, taking into account recent developments in some Eastern European countries, in particular, in the Republic of Moldova.

In his turn, the UK MOD Director for International Security Policy Nick Gurr reaffirmed UK's consistent support for the independence and territorial integrity of Ukraine.