Side until not reached a compromise on the outcome document of the Riga summit of the Eastern partnership, the text in its final form would emerge only on 22 may, said an informed diplomatic source. "in addition to the language concerning Crimea, and there is some controversy concerning positions on the possibilities of joining this or another participant to the EU. We have heard the pleas indicate in the document the opportunity and suggestions for entry, " said the source news Agency. according to his statement, " to compromise on the document Side until not come."" He, in truth, in the form of floating. We presume that the text will be ready tomorrow, "He added, confirming that the number of participants, for example, Armenia and Belarus" there is criticism to the final statement." Answering the question whether the modified text, the source said: "Naturally, the Declaration will be adopted, and it must be consensual, so I have to work, and on the text too." Before the Western media said that Belarus and Armenia refused to sign the final document because of the wording in the Crimea. The source revealed that before the current time "in the fourth paragraph of the text appeared the phrase" annexation of Crimea ". The fourth summit of "Eastern partnership" opens on Thursday in Riga." Eastern partnership - the EU-funded project on development of cooperation with European and Transcaucasian Soviet republics. 3 of the six countries participating in the project - Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia in 2014 signed the Treaty on the Union with the EU. Russian envoy to the EU Vladimir Chizhov have said before, that work on a final Declaration rather tense: some countries want to strengthen anti-Russian orientation, and others that create obstacles. According to Deputy Minister of foreign Affairs of Belarus Alena Kupchyna, the summit of "Eastern partnership" in Riga could be the last in the case of promotion of members of the meeting of the anti-Russian subjects.
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