ABU DHABI, November 10. /TASS/. Trilateral talks between Russia, the United States and Ukraine have kicked off in Abu Dhabi, a source told TASS.

The meeting is closed to the press. Presidential Aide Vladimir Medinsky heads the Russian delegation, while Foreign Intelligence Service chief Rustem Umerov leads the Ukrainian one. The three countries’ negotiating teams last met in Geneva on February 18.

The talks will focus on key aspects of establishing a new system of continental security in the post-conflict period. Participants will work on mechanisms to prevent threats and strengthen regional stability. A TASS source previously said that a settlement in Ukraine, "while critically important, is only one item on the agenda of this wide-ranging discussion."