The European Union is not configured to grant Ukraine and Georgia visa-free regime and payment in the process opening on Thursday of the summit " Eastern partnership ", said Russia's envoy to the EU Vladimir Chizhov.
He said that "not expecting much" from the forthcoming summit.
"I think the great settlements of Kiev, Tbilisi get from this process some funds, receive a visa-free regime - this will remain wishful thinking, because the Union of European States is not configured ", - the Russian diplomat said on air of television channel ".
The summit, the EU program "Eastern partnership" will be held in Riga on 21-22 may. The program includes political Association and economic integration of the EU with Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine. The last 3 countries last year signed the Association agreement with the EU partnership.
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