EU leaders satisfied with Eastern Partnership implementation process
Finishing their two-day meeting in Brussels, the leaders of 27 EU member states expressed satisfaction with the implementation of Eastern Partnership program which is aimed strengthening links between "big Europe" and Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova, Belarus and Ukraine.
During a news conference summing up the outcomes of Eastern Partnership ministerial conference, EU Commissioner for External Relations Benita Ferrero-Waldner said the Union was hopeful to sign associate agreements with Ukraine and Moldova in 2010.
She noted in the meantime that the project isn't aimed at preparing countries for EU accession. "We announced earlier that Eastern Partnership is not designed for that. Hence we can't say whether or not EU doors are open to those counties," Waldner said.
During a news conference summing up the outcomes of Eastern Partnership ministerial conference, EU Commissioner for External Relations Benita Ferrero-Waldner said the Union was hopeful to sign associate agreements with Ukraine and Moldova in 2010.
She noted in the meantime that the project isn't aimed at preparing countries for EU accession. "We announced earlier that Eastern Partnership is not designed for that. Hence we can't say whether or not EU doors are open to those counties," Waldner said.
