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22 of May, 19:00

In the state Duma called a failed summit of "Eastern partnership" in Riga
Breakthrough at the conference "Eastern partnership" in Riga was not, He appeared to be "quite disastrous" and did not meet expectations, said 1st Deputy Chairman of the Department of the state Duma on international Affairs Leonid Kalashnikov.

"From this summit was expected any breakthrough, It did not take place, because no one got what He wished and expected. Europe has not received peace and a return of their financial resources that they spent on those or other countries. And the countries that started a storm in a tea Cup in their own countries, have not received what they expected From Europe - money and open borders, " said Fins news Kalashnikov.

He called the summit " quite disastrous ".

Speaking about the fact That in the outcome document of the EU summit informs " about the annexation of the Crimea ", He said: "Me, for example, It does not touches, like the Russian Federation, I think, in General.

"What is the Eastern partnership? It's a kind of amorphous education, which the European Union has in mind partners at their borders. For example, the PACE resolution is still at least some matters, though non-binding. But this resolution I even can't discuss and don't Want to, because there is no education as the " Eastern partnership ", - noted the people's Deputy.

The fourth summit of "Eastern partnership" was held in Riga." Eastern partnership - the EU project on the 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.

the final document of the summit emphasizes support for the territorial integrity of Ukraine, And calls for full implementation of the Minsk agreements for Donbass. The summit in the final Declaration called for the investigation of the crash Boeing in Ukraine and punish. In the final document there was no provision of granting Georgia and Ukraine visa-free regime in 2016.

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