The summit of "Eastern partnership" in Riga will support reverse gas supplies to Ukraine from Poland, Hungary and Slovakia, according to a draft of the final Declaration. "The summit applauded the opening of opportunities for reverse gas supplies to Ukraine through Poland, Hungary and Slovakia ", - stated in the document, reports the news Agency. 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 stated 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. Remember, may 5, the head of Gazprom Alexey Miller said that the reverse gas supplies to Ukraine in may, decreased in 2 times, After Hungary stopped supplying Poland. Prior to this, the Minister of energy Alexander Novak said that the Russian Federation may bring legal complaints in connection with reverse gas supplies to Ukraine from Europe, if it is determined that the reverse virtual
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