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RIGA - The European Union acknowledges the European choice and aspirations of the Eastern Partnership nations that have signed association agreements, according to a final statement of the Riga summit, issued on May 22.

The summit attendees acknowledge the European aspirations and the European choice of the interested partners, as stated in the association agreements, the statement said.

The summit attendees acknowledged that democracy, respect for human rights and fundamental liberties and the supremacy of law underlie the political association and economic integration envisioned in the association agreements. They acknowledge the commitment of the interested partners to implement and promote these values, the document says.