The discussions at the conference in Riga will determine the directions of development of the EU program "Eastern partnership" for the near future, said the Prime Minister of Latvia Laimdota Straujuma. "The Riga Summit should be evaluated as a very important event on the political map of the EU. The discussion will determine the development of the "Eastern partnership" in the next few years, " she said correspondents on the last working day of the week. The head of the Latvian government compared the Summit to the bridge." This is a bridge we are building between EU and Eastern partnership. This is the path forward, " - said Straujuma. The summit of "Eastern partnership" held in Riga on 21-22 may. The program "Eastern partnership" 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 Treaty on the Union with the EU.