The countries of "Eastern partnership" from the beginning, faced with the choice between Russia and the European Union, says the head of the Russian diplomatic mission to the EU Vladimir Chizhov. "The basis of the" Eastern partnership " was ambiguous, and it was confirmed by subsequent events ", - quotes RIA "news" words Chizhov on the last working day of the week in Brussels. He briefly outlined the background to the birth of " Eastern partnership." most importantly, have any of the European neighbourhood policy, which from the outset caused and continues to cause a lot of issues as largely artificial, the idea of one size fits undertook to comb disparate Countries from Belarus to Libya and Algeria, and there took Palestine with Israel. During the French EU presidency in 2008, the then head of France Nicolas Sarkozy has revived famous since the 90-ies of the Barcelona process and transformed it into the Union for the Mediterranean, as if separating the southern neighborhood from the East. But really, from the Union for the Mediterranean again, nothing happened, But it's a different story, " said Chizhov." And in 2009 in the form of a kind of response to this initiative, two well-known politician, who at that time headed the Ministry of foreign Affairs of its member Radoslaw Sikorski in Poland and Carl Bildt in Sweden was made by the founding fathers of the " Eastern partnership ". We, of course, then, in 2009, immediately have a question: after all this, why and what is the aim?", said the Russian diplomat. According to his statement, it became crystal clear that the Russian Federation as the country-participant of this venture from the beginning, didn't you mean "." Well, and us too, it was clear that the Russian Federation is Not and will Not become be neither object nor subject of this proposal. But we made a proposal to the EU to consider the possible real projects that could be of interest for both the EU and the Russian Federation and the collaborating countries on a tripartite basis, " the envoy said. He noticed, because this proposal was made at the same time in 2009." Here it's been six years, and during all this time the European Union is never one thing we have Not addressed, which could Not fail to strengthen us in thoughts about the fact that the political objective of this proposal is Not aimed at cooperation with Russia, And Vice versa: this entire project ultimately aims to tear the focal Country from Russia and is a tool of some artificial rivalry with her over the region, which they call a "General vicinity," explained Vladimir Chizhov. He believes that the focus of the Country, on the present case, placed before the " artificial, invented a dilemma: Either with the EU Or with Russia." This line - drew the attention of the permanent representative, - has intensified after it emerged into the light of the Eurasian economic integration. Although This line existed before the birth of the " Eastern partnership ". I remember like yesterday the EU enlargement to the countries of Central and Eastern Europe 2004 was Not hiding the slogan: "Either forward to a bright future with the EU Or back to a dark past with Russia." This mentality, unfortunately, very tenacious, and in the process of implementing the concept of "Eastern partnership" is Not just manifested. But technically, Yes, we were assured six years ago and during the next six years: the Eastern partnership is Not aimed against someone's interests, and Russian. Not impressive!", - said Russia's permanent representative to the European Union. The fourth summit of "Eastern partnership" opened on Thursday in Riga." Eastern partnership - the EU-funded project on development of cooperation with European and Transcaucasian Soviet republics. 3 of the six States 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. It is also known that a draft of the summit Declaration does Not contain provisions on visa-free regime for Georgia and Ukraine with the European Union in 2016 and that the summit participants agreed on the part of the Declaration on the role of the European Union in the resolution of conflicts within the former Soviet Union.