Eastern Partnership’s video summit begins

The video meeting of the leaders of the EU countries and the Eastern Partnership countries has just begun. Report informs, following the meeting, President of the European Council Charles Michel and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen will give a press conference at which they will address current issues discussed during the videoconference.

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On 18 June, the President of the European Council will convene the Eastern Partnership leaders’ video conference.

The conference will bring together:

• the heads of state or government of the 27 member states
• leaders from the Eastern Partnership countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine

The meeting is chaired by the President of the European Council, Charles Michel.

The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and the High Representative, Josep Borrell, will also participate.

The leaders will reiterate and confirm the strategic importance of the Eastern Partnership (EaP).

They will also stress the importance of solidarity at the time of the COVID-19 crisis, including the EU’s substantial support to address the impact of the outbreak in the EaP region.

The leaders will also discuss the EaP’s long-term policy objectives and the development of the post-2020 deliverables to be endorsed in a physical summit in early 2021.