UK foreign secretary invites Zelensky to visit London

Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs of the United Kingdom Dominic Raab has confirmed the invitation for President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky to pay a visit to London in the near future.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Vadym Prystaiko wrote this on his Twitter account after meeting with Raab on Thursday.

"Dominic Raab reiterated invitation for President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky at the earliest. Agreed to speed up negotiations on a new comprehensive agreement, covering Ukraine-UK relations after Brexit," Prystaiko wrote.

He added that the parties had also discussed ways of cooperation in investigating the cause of the UIA plane crash in Iran on January 8. A number of other issues, in particular on the protection of the sovereignty of Ukraine, were raised at the meeting.

In his turn, Raab noted Ukraine's leadership in establishing the facts around Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752.

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