EU will offer support package to Georgia at Riga Summit
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The European Union (EU) is working on a support package it will offer Georgia, Ukraine and Moldova at the Eastern Partnership (EaP) Summit, which will be held in Riga in May.
This news was announced by Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics after today’s meeting of EU Foreign Ministers in Riga.
"From our point of view, we can work on the package for the three countries who signed Association Agreements, such as Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova,” Rinkevics said.
He added the package would assist the countries with reform implementation.
On a different note, a trilateral meeting between Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine’s Deputy Foreign Ministers will be held in Tbilisi on March 10-11.
The meeting was initiated by Georgia. The parties will discuss their expectations for the upcoming EaP Riga Summit.
Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine have agreed on their joint approaches for the Eastern Partnership (EaP) Summit, due to be held in Riga in May.
Will Georgia be granted a visa free regime with the European Union (EU) at the Riga Summit in May? The outcome is still unclear, as the EU noted it was waiting for an evaluation by European experts before it will make a final decision.
Georgia has shown "the biggest advances” towards European integration of all six Eastern Partnership (EaP) countries, notes the latest report that charts the EU integration progress of EaP countries.
The six Eastern Partnership (EaP) countries are looking forward to the Riga Summit to see concrete steps taken that will get them closer to the European Union (EU), however the EU has not yet decided what to offer its partners.