Eastern Partnership Declaration Not Signed by Its Participants

Baku / 05/14/19 / Turan: The first day of meetings on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the EU Eastern Partnership program ended in Brussels.

As reported by Radio Liberty, a solemn declaration was signed at the end of the summit, but the countries participating in the summit decided not to give the document an elevated status. As a result, representatives of the Eastern Partnership countries did not sign it, and under the text there is only the signature of Federica Mogherini, head of EU diplomacy.

"The decision was made because of the refusal to include in the text the issue of territorial integrity raised by Azerbaijan. We are talking about Nagorno-Karabakh, which since the beginning of the 1990s has been controlled by the authorities of the unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, which is supported by Armenia," Radio Liberty reported.

It is also reported that Ukraine and Georgia complained about the lack of reference to the aspirations for European integration of individual members of the Eastern Partnership.

They responded to the demands of Kiev and Tbilisi by including in the document references to previous declarations where this is being discussed.

On Tuesday, the leaders of the EU countries, together with the EU leadership, will discuss the future of the Eastern Partnership at a conference organized by European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker. -0-