Jean-Claude Juncker: Ukraine is not ready for EU membership

The European Union is obliged to provide a European perspective for the countries of the Eastern partnership wishing to join the EU, while the summit is not directed against Russia, said European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker on his arrival at the summit of “Eastern partnership” in Riga.

“This is not a meeting for EU membership. It will not be discussed. However, We are obliged to provide a European perspective for all and each of the countries. We are not ready they are not ready, and the process goes, ” said he.

Juncker has supplemented his words by the fact, because It is not ” anti-Russian meeting “, the issue of financial support for Greece is not on the agenda.

The program “Eastern partnership” includes political Association and economic integration of the EU with Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine. The last 3 countries last year signed the Association agreement with the EU partnership.