ABU DHABI, November 11. /TASS/. A foundation for further work has been laid as a result of the trilateral negotiations between Russia, the United States and Ukraine in Abu Dhabi on the Ukrainian conflict settlement, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said on Wednesday.

"There is a foundation for further work," the high-ranking diplomat, who was a member of the Russian delegation at the trilateral negotiations in Abu Dhabi, told journalists.

Russia, the United States and Ukraine held talks in Abu Dhabi on November 10-11. The first round of consultations lasted four and a half hours, including a 40-minute break, on November 10, followed by a session that lasted about two hours on November 11. Presidential Aide Vladimir Medinsky led the Russian delegation, while Foreign Intelligence Service chief Rustem Umerov headed the Ukrainian delegation.

US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander Europe Alexus Grynkewich and UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, were also present at the negotiating table when the talks began.

The parties were expected to focus on developing mechanisms to prevent threats and strengthen regional stability, as well as to discuss key aspects of a new continental security system in the post-conflict period.