PART 2. UKRAINIAN STEPS TO EU: THE EASTERN PARTNERSHIP

The leaders of the EU and of the six Eastern partner countries met in Brussels to review what has been achieved since the last summit in 2015. The Eastern Partnership (EaP) is a joint initiative of the European Union and its Eastern European partners: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine. All leaders agreed on a joint declaration reconfirming their commitment and the high importance they attach to the Eastern Partnership. In the declaration, the EU reaffirmed its commitment to support the territorial integrity, independence and sovereignty of all its partners. Summit participants called for renewed efforts to promote the peaceful settlement of unresolved conflicts in the region on the basis of international law.

A file photo of protesters in Kyiv, who are demanding the Ukraine re-commit itself to the EU. (AAP) Source: AAP