Poroshenko asked Tusk to explain the European perspective of Ukraine
The head of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko met with the German President of the European Council Donald Tusk tried to convince to provide a clearer European perspective to the countries of " Eastern partnership ", is notified on the Internet office of the Ukrainian President.
Initiated by the EU program "Eastern partnership" includes political Association and economic integration of the EU (without the prospect of membership in the community) with Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine. Of them in an advanced stage of relations with the EU are the last 3 of the Republic. The next Eastern partnership summit will be held in Riga on 21 and 22 may. Ukraine expects from the summit of promotion in the issue of visa-free regime with the EU. First, however, the European Commission said that Ukraine visa-free regime in Riga will not be offered.
"The President tried to convince to provide a clearer European perspective to the countries of" Eastern partnership ", which is firmly told of their European aspirations ", - is informed in the report.
"Ukraine hopes for a positive evaluation of her actions towards European integration and the opening for the Ukrainian Inhabitants of the prospects of visa-free regime ", - said the head of Ukraine in his own microblog on Twitter.
in addition, Poroshenko and Tusk positively considered the implementation of decisions of the summit Ukraine-EU on the direction to Ukraine of the evaluation mission on the analysis of the situation in the Donbas, which today begins its work.