Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba discussed the latest military developments with his counterpart from the UAE, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed.

The foreign ministers discussed bilateral relations and ways to strengthen them, as well as other issues of mutual interest, the WAM news agency reported on Friday..

During a telephone conversation, the UAE minister praised the agreement between Ukraine, Russia and Turkey, supported by the UN, which allows the resumption of grain exports from the Ukrainian ports of the Black Sea.

In addition, bin Zayed also reaffirmed "

“We are grateful to the UAE for supporting Ukraine within the framework of the UN and providing humanitarian assistance. I offered the Emirati side to take an active part in the Rapid Recovery Plan for Ukraine,” Kuleba said in a statement..

In our call today, the UAE Foreign Minister H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed and I discussed global food security. Grateful to the UAE for supporting Ukraine within the UN and providing humanitarian aid. Proposed the Emirati side to take active part in Ukraine's Fast Recovery Plan.

— Dmytro Kuleba (@DmytroKuleba) August 11, 2022.

In July, the UAE sent a plane with 52 tons of food to support Ukrainian refugees in Bulgaria.

This assistance is part of ongoing assistance provided by the UAE to mitigate the humanitarian impact Ukrainian refugees are facing in countries neighboring the war-torn country..

Last month, the UAE sent 27 tons of food and medicine to help Ukrainian refugees in Poland..

The aid was provided as part of the country's commitment to donate AED 18.3 million ($5 million) in response to the United Nations emergency humanitarian appeal..

The Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine said on Saturday that 16 ships carrying 450,000 tons of agricultural products have left Ukrainian seaports since the beginning of August, as part of a deal that ensured the safe passage of ships..

On July 22, Ukraine and Russia signed a landmark agreement with Turkey and the UN aimed at overcoming the global food crisis caused by the blockage of Black Sea grain supplies..

As part of the UN deal, all vessels are inspected in Istanbul by the Joint Coordination Center, where employees from Russia, Ukraine, Turkey and the UN work.

Their main task is to monitor the safe passage of Ukrainian grain carriers along established routes and supervise their screening for prohibited weapons on their way to and from the Black Sea..

Blocking supplies from the world's two largest grain exporters has fueled price spikes, making food imports prohibitively expensive for some of the world's poorest countries.