The EU respects the right of each member state of the Eastern Partnership program to seek its own way of development, while maintaining cooperation with the EU, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said.
while maintaining cooperation with the EU, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said."We respect the decision of Armenia which, along with intensive talks with the EU, seeks closer economic cooperation with Russia and the EEU. We also respect the position of Azerbaijan, which is not looking for ways to join the EU and does not see a role for itself in the EEU. We are also ready to continue bilateral cooperation with Belarus, despite obvious contradictions," RIA Novosti cited her as saying.
"We respect the decision of Armenia which, along with intensive talks with the EU, seeks closer economic cooperation with Russia and the EEU. We also respect the position of Azerbaijan, which is not looking for ways to join the EU and does not see a role for itself in the EEU. We are also ready to continue bilateral cooperation with Belarus, despite obvious contradictions," RIA Novosti cited her as saying.
