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    PanARMENIAN.Net

    `Eastern Partnership' not promising EU membership
    02.05.2009 17:00 GMT+04:00

    /PanARMENIAN.Net/ The prospect of Ukraine and other post-Soviet
    countries' membership in EU may become an actual issue in 5-10 years'
    time in case of the proper implementation of `Eastern Partnership'
    program, saidRuprecht Polents, member of Foreign Affairs Committee of
    Bundestag.

    According to him the initiative aims to establish maximum close ties
    among eastern neighbors. As noted by Mr. Polents, the program does not
    promise anything in terms of further prospects of membership.

    `At the same time, the fact remains that after the EU expansion in
    2004, the community is simply unable to admit new members. Instead, we
    offer Ukraine, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Moldova and Belarus such
    programs that may facilitate discussions over membership issues in
    future,' Deutsche Welle quoted Polents as saying.

    The European Commission adopted the `Eastern Partnership' program on
    December 3, 2008. The founding summit will take place in Prague on May
    the 7th.
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