Ukraine and the United States have taken an important step towards concluding an economic partnership agreement, as announced by Minister of Economy Yulia Svyrydenko on the evening of April 17.
This is reported by Finway
“Ukraine and the United States of America have signed a Memorandum that confirms 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 stated.
The minister noted that the parties are working on the establishment of a Fund for the Reconstruction of Ukraine. According to her, the agreement will open new opportunities for investment, infrastructure modernization, and mutually beneficial cooperation between Ukraine and the USA. “It is with this goal that the teams are working on the document,” she added.
“It is important that we confirm through our agreements the desire of the American people to invest together with the Ukrainian people in a free, sovereign, and secure Ukraine,” Svyrydenko emphasized.
According to the minister, the next steps will be to finalize the text of the agreement, its signing, and subsequent ratification by the parliaments of both countries.
Earlier, US President Donald Trump expressed hope that the agreement on minerals, which is already prepared, will be signed next Thursday. This information was also confirmed by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who stated at a briefing that the memorandum could be signed as early as today.
Yulia Svyrydenko previously reported that the technical teams of both countries have “worked very thoroughly” on the minerals agreement. The Ukrainian and American sides agreed to document the results achieved in the corresponding memorandum and plan to complete the formalization of the agreement in the near future.
On March 24, US President Donald Trump noted that he expects an agreement with Ukraine regarding minerals to be signed soon. Subsequently, the President of Ukraine confirmed that the United States is preparing a new draft agreement, offering Kyiv “a large agreement right away.”