Moldova and Georgia made a step forward and this thing is very important, President of Romania Traian Basescu said in his official welcome at the Eastern Partnership Summit in Vilnius, where Moldova and Georgia are to initial the Association Agreement with the EU, IPN’s correspondent in Vilnius reports.

Traian Basescu also said that Ukraine’s decision to suspend the process of preparing for the signature of the Association Agreement is regrettable, but this cannot be named a failure of the summit.

Ukrainian President Victor Yanukovich is attending event, but he refused to make statements.