PARIS, March 25. /TASS/. A new round of talks between the US and Ukrainian delegations has begun in Riyadh, AFP news agency reported, citing a source in the Ukrainian delegation.

"We are still working with the Americans," the source said. The agency does not provide any other information.

A meeting between Russia and the United States concluded in Riyadh on Monday after more than 12 hours of consultations, during which issues related to the resolution of the Ukrainian conflict were discussed. According to a source in the Russian delegation, the parties have agreed on a joint statement, which is to be distributed by the Kremlin and the White House today. The participants did not comment on the outcome of the meeting.

The Russian delegation was led by Grigory Karasin, Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on International Affairs, and Sergey Beseda, Advisor to the Director of the Federal Security Service. The US delegation included Andrew Peek, senior director for Europe at the National Security Council, Michael Anton, a Director of Policy Planning Staff at the State Department, as well as staff from the offices of Keith Kellogg, Special Envoy for Ukraine, and National Security Advisor Mike Waltz.

According to Russian Presidential Aide Yury Ushakov, the main topic of the consultations was to be the reinstatement of the Black Sea grain initiative. Such agreements were reached in a telephone conversation between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US leader Donald Trump.