Moldova, Ukraine, Georgia set up joint platform for communication with EU

24.05.2017 05:05
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The three countries that signed Association Agreements with the EU - Moldova, Ukraine and Georgia – decided to set up a joint platform for communication with the European Union, IPN reports. The initiative to set up such a platform was put forward by Moldova, co-president of the EuroNest Parliamentary Assembly Marian Lupu said after the May 23 meeting of this body that was held in Chisinau on May 23.

“This is a new platform that will start work soon. It is designed to offer new possibilities of coordination and formulation of joint positions at the level of the three parties that signed the Association Agreement,” stated Marian Lupu, noting that this will bring more efficiency in the dialogue with the EU.

He also said that the meeting of the EuroNest Standing Bureau discussed aspects of the participation in the Eastern Partnership Summit that will take place in Brussels this November, which is a special opportunity for each country to promote its interests.

Among other subjects discussed was the participation in the meeting of the foreign affairs ministers of the EU and EaP member states. In this meeting, the Moldovan officials will draw attention to the priorities set by the EuroNest Parliamentary Assembly to develop the relations between the EuroNest member states and the European Union.

For her part, co-president of the EuroNest Parliamentary Assembly on behalf of the European Parliament Rebecca Harms in the May 23 meeting said two working groups addresses issues related to energy development and sustainable energy and the problem of unemployment among young people.

The meeting of the EuroNest Standing Bureau was held in Moldova for the first times during the last five-six years. It took place in Chisinau because Moldova’s Parliament holds the co-presidency of this body.

The EuroNest Parliamentary Assembly is an interparliamentary forum of cooperation between the European Union and the member states of the Eastern Partnership and consists of MPs of such EaP countries as Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine and of representatives of the European Parliament.