EU Summit approved `Eastern Partnership’ program launch
20.06.2009 15:07 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Upon completion of 2-day summit, state and
governmental leaders of 27 EU member states approved `Eastern
Partnership’ program launch. `Eastern Partnership’ is an important and
mutually beneficial tool for multilateral collaboration with Eastern
neighbors of EU, conclusive communiqué of the summit emphasized.
The project was officially launched on May 7 in Prague. The program
stipulates for allocation of Euro 600 million funding until 2013 for
strengthening of state institutions, border control and development of
small companies in post-soviet republics (Ukraine, Byelorussia,
Moldavia, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia).
From: Baghdasarian