MOSCOW/BRUSSELS - The European Union's Riga summit will not discuss further EU enlargement, and will mostly deal with the benefits of the Eastern Partnership policy, a highly-place European source said.
A declaration to be adopted at the Riga summit will not have any provisions on the EU’s further enlargement, he told reporters on May 19. This issue is not on the agenda of the Riga summit, he said, adding that the main task is to show that the policy being pursued with regards to the partner-states works.
He said dialogue was continuing with Ukraine and Georgia on the prospect of introducing visa free travel with those countries.
The EU is dealing with these two countries within the framework of the existing agreements, he said. Georgia and Ukraine have made much progress in fulfilling their obligations related to visa-free travel. This has to do with Georgia in the first place. However, more steps need to be taken in connection with illegal trafficking to Europe and corruption. These problems must be settled, while the requirements earlier set must be met, he said.
An Eastern Partnership summit is to be held in Riga on May 21-22, earlier reports said.
