The European Union's Eastern Partnership policy should be made "deeper and faster" in the current geopolitical situation, Foreign Minister János Martonyi declared at the press conference held after the meeting of foreign affairs officials from the Visegrad Four and EU Eastern Partnership countries in Budapest on Tuesday.
The Eastern Partnership initiative has never been directed against Russia but has been a means to bolster the ties between the EU and Eastern Europe, the Hungarian Foreign Minister stated.
Commissioner for Enlargement Stefan Füle said that the Eastern Partnership does not mean that the EU would force the countries involved to make a choice, but gives them the opportunity to freely decide about their future.
(Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
