The head of the state Duma on international Affairs Alexei Pushkov called "disastrous" for Kiev ended in Riga the Summit of " Eastern partnership ".

"The summit" Eastern partnership "in Riga has been sorely missed for Kiev: neither open visas, nor a" European perspective ". Ukraine already attracts and repels the EU, " Pushkov wrote in his own microblog century


"Eastern partnership" includes the EU and six countries - former Soviet republics: Ukraine, Georgia, Moldova, Azerbaijan, Armenia and Belarus. In 2014 Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia signed the Treaty on the Union with the EU.

according to the results of the summit, held may 21-22 in Riga, adopted a Declaration, which 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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