Ukraine and the United States have signed a memorandum of intent to conclude an economic partnership agreement. First Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Economy Yuliia Svyrydenko announced this on her Facebook page, the Ukrainian News agency reports.
"Today we took a step towards a joint Economic Partnership Agreement with the United States. Ukraine and the United States of America signed a Memorandum, which testifies to the constructive joint work of our teams and the intention to finalize and conclude an agreement that will be beneficial to both our peoples," she said.
On the American side, the memorandum was signed by US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.
Svyrydenko noted that the future agreement provides for the creation of an Investment Fund for the Reconstruction of Ukraine, it will open up opportunities for significant investments, infrastructure modernization and mutually beneficial partnership between Ukraine and the United States.
"It is important that we confirm with our agreements the desire of the American people to invest together with the Ukrainian people in a free, sovereign and secure Ukraine. Ahead is the finalization of the text of the Agreement and its signing. And then ratification by parliaments," she noted.
Svyrydenko thanked the technical teams – Ukrainian and American – for their professional, constructive and quick work.
As the Ukrainian News agency earlier reported, US President Donald Trump suggested that the agreement on Ukrainian minerals could be signed as early as next week.
The Cabinet of Ministers has created a delegation for negotiations with the US government on the implementation of joint projects, headed by Svyrydenko.
The Cabinet of Ministers instructed the Ministry of Economy and the Ministry of Justice to involve consultants in preparing Ukraine's negotiating positions on concluding an Agreement with the US on the creation of a Reconstruction Investment Fund by April 15 and allocated UAH 113 million for this.
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