Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Mélanie Joly had a phone conversation with her British counterpart David Cameron, during which they discussed security guarantees for Ukraine.

"We discussed our collaboration in the Middle East, including the need for hostages to be released and more humanitarian aid to reach Gaza, as well as long-term security commitments to Ukraine," Mélanie Joly wrote on Twitter (X).

Glad to connect with @David_Cameron this morning. We discussed our collaboration in the Middle East, including the need for hostages to be released and more humanitarian aid reaching Gaza, as well as long-term security commitments to Ukraine. pic.twitter.com/2ztIXnTcVN

— Mélanie Joly (@melaniejoly) February 8, 2024

Earlier, Ukraine and Canada held another round of talks on a future bilateral agreement on security assurances, following a joint declaration of support for Ukraine adopted by the G7 countries on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Vilnius.

In mid-January, Canada's Ambassador to Ukraine, Natalka Cmoc, stated that Canada had already submitted a draft security agreement for approval to the Ukrainian side, and negotiations could be concluded in weeks.

It is known that the United Kingdom became the first country to sign a bilateral security agreement with Ukraine, building on the G7 declaration of support for Ukraine.