{"id":1342284,"date":"2026-04-05T18:09:43","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T15:09:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/?p=1342284"},"modified":"2026-04-06T14:10:01","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T11:10:01","slug":"ukraine-and-syria-agreed-on-cooperation-in-the-fields-of-security-and-the-economy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/ukraine-and-syria-agreed-on-cooperation-in-the-fields-of-security-and-the-economy\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine and Syria agreed on cooperation in the fields of security and the economy"},"content":{"rendered":" <p>Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, arrived today in the capital of Syria, Damascus, where he will hold important meetings, reports <a href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/category\/news-en\/\">UATV English<\/a>.<\/p>\n   <p>He announced this on <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/V_Zelenskiy_official\/18545\">Telegram<\/a>.<\/p>\n    <blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cToday in Damascus. We continue our active Ukrainian diplomacy for the sake of real security and economic cooperation. Important meetings lie ahead \u2014 several substantive formats have been prepared. Every nation, every region deserves a peaceful life,\u201d Zelenskyy emphasized.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n   <p>Later, in Damascus, the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, met with the President of Syria, Ahmed al-Sharaa.<\/p>\n   <p>They discussed the war of Russia against Ukraine, Ukraine\u2019s role as a food supplier, and strengthening security in the Middle East.<\/p>\n   <p>Zelenskyy noted strong interest from Syria in exchanging military experience.<\/p>\n    <blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cWe agreed to work together to provide more security and opportunities for development for our societies. We discussed the situation in the region and prospects for improving it. We also discussed the circumstances of Russia\u2019s war against Ukraine \u2014 I am grateful for the support. There is strong interest in exchanging military and security experience. Thank you for the words of respect for our people.&#8221; Zelenskyy said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n   <p>President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and President of Syria Ahmed al-Sharaa also discussed the issue of food security.<\/p>\n    <blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>&#8220;We also touched upon Ukraine\u2019s role as a reliable supplier of food products and discussed joint opportunities to strengthen food security across the entire region. We clearly understand the energy and infrastructure challenges that Syria is currently facing. We are ready to work together so that the capabilities of our states and peoples increase,\u201d the President of Ukraine added.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n   <p>As reported, on the eve, the Presidents of Ukraine and Turkey \u2014 Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Recep Tayyip Erdo\u011fan \u2014 agreed in Istanbul on new steps in cooperation on security.<\/p>\n   <p><strong>Read also:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/zelenskyy-and-erdogan-hold-talks-in-istanbul-on-security-and-energy-cooperation\/\">Zelenskyy and Erdogan Hold Talks in Istanbul on Security and Energy Cooperation<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, arrived today in the capital of Syria, &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":1342294,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[49,36415,55,50],"tags":[76,78,72926],"sources":[],"class_list":["post-1342284","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-en","category-11473-news-en","category-ukraine-en","category-svit-en","tag-glavnoe-en","tag-homepage-en","tag-ukraine-s-allies-aid"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Ukraine and Syria agreed on cooperation in the fields of security and the economy - Freedom<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/ukraine-and-syria-agreed-on-cooperation-in-the-fields-of-security-and-the-economy\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Ukraine and Syria agreed on cooperation in the fields of security and the economy - Freedom\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, arrived today in the capital of Syria, ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/ukraine-and-syria-agreed-on-cooperation-in-the-fields-of-security-and-the-economy\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Freedom\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-04-05T15:09:43+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-04-06T11:10:01+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/meeting_three_1300x750-820x473.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"820\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"473\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Danylo Shportilo\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Danylo Shportilo\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/ukraine-and-syria-agreed-on-cooperation-in-the-fields-of-security-and-the-economy\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/ukraine-and-syria-agreed-on-cooperation-in-the-fields-of-security-and-the-economy\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Danylo Shportilo\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/f4fe8d6d08deebcdee69f6671576d2d2\"},\"headline\":\"Ukraine and Syria agreed on cooperation in the fields of security and the economy\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-04-05T15:09:43+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-04-06T11:10:01+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/ukraine-and-syria-agreed-on-cooperation-in-the-fields-of-security-and-the-economy\/\"},\"wordCount\":315,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/ukraine-and-syria-agreed-on-cooperation-in-the-fields-of-security-and-the-economy\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/meeting_three_1300x750.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"\u0413\u043b\u0430\u0432\u043d\u043e\u0435\",\"\u041d\u0430 \u0433\u043b\u0430\u0432\u043d\u0443\u044e (\u0441\u043b\u0430\u0439\u0434\u0435\u0440)\",\"Ukraine\u2019s Allies &amp; 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