A Ukrainian negotiating team is en route to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for talks with representatives of Russia and the United States, said the country's primary negotiator Rustem Umerov in a post published on X on Monday.
The trilateral negotiations are scheduled to take place in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday and Wednesday, said Umerov, who is also head of Ukraine's Foreign Intelligence Service.
Representatives of European countries, including the United Kingdom, France, Germany and Italy, as well as officials from NATO and the European Commission, will also be present in Abu Dhabi, he said.
Umerov said that Ukraine plans to hold separate coordination meetings with its European partners.
"Our goal is a long-term and sustainable peace, guaranteed security for Ukraine, and real opportunities for Ukraine's post-war recovery," he said.
On the same day, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at a press conference that "security for Russia, Ukraine and the region as a whole is the very first item on the agenda" for the Abu Dhabi meeting, which will mark the first trilateral meeting between Ukraine, Russia, and the United States since February.
Lavrov said Russia had taken note of a statement from U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, emphasizing that security issues are of paramount importance, both for the upcoming talks and for the situation surrounding the Ukrainian conflict as a whole.
Russia welcomes the U.S. approach to the security issue, he said.
Lavrov said there is a "shared understanding that these negotiations are intended to agree on the principles that will ultimately be endorsed as part of a comprehensive settlement."
Lavrov said that Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov being part of the negotiating team was "entirely natural" as Ryabkov is responsible for North Atlantic affairs and arms control and spent a considerable part of his career working on issues related to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE).
Ukraine delegation heads to Abu Dhabi talks as Russia says security tops agenda
Ukraine delegation heads to Abu Dhabi talks as Russia says security tops agenda
Australian entrepreneur Steven Bai, the co-founder of Sencity, said the well-developed manufacturing ecosystem in Shenzhen, a tech hub in south China, and in the broader Greater Bay Area, has helped his company turn their futuristic visions of AI products into reality.
Bai said Sencity's main product, an AI-powered rubbish bin that encourages people to discard of their litter properly, shows that the potential of AI technology is not limited to apps and screens, and can have an impact on people in their daily lives.
In order to realize that potential, Bai decided to set up shop in Shenzhen.
"Coming from a design background, but also as a person who fascinates about the potential of technology. So when I was in America, we were building a product called the TetraBIN. It was one of the world's first interactive AI trash receptacle during that time. We were trying to bring it into mass production. As a startup company, we had very limited resources. I talked to my partners and talked to my team members. I said, hey, maybe we can go to China," Bai said in an interview with China Global Television Network.
Bai says the scale and speed of high-end manufacturing in Shenzhen and the Greater Bay Area is like ''magic''.
"Everything you want to build in the world, you can somehow build it in Shenzhen with a very fast turn-around pace but also minimal optimized cost. So, you can go to Huaqiang North to design your first AI companion devices this afternoon and to have your first small batch units next week and by next month you might be able to ship that to the rest of the world. I think that is the magic of the Greater Bay Area," said Bai.
Bai said that by offering dynamic manufacturing and development hubs like Shenzhen, China is attracting more entrepreneurs from around the world who want to bring their ideas to life.
"Living in Australia taught me how to think and taught me how to see the world from a very creative point of view. But we also need to build the vision. And China was the place that allowed us to bring that initial vision into reality. And the Greater Bay Area was the place where we can get access to the entire ecosystem," said Bai.
Australian entrepreneur says Shenzhen’s manufacturing ecosystem helps develop AI products
