The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Poland to Armenia Zdzislaw Raczynski in an interview to Armenian News-NEWS.am said that it will be optimal if the members of the Eastern Partnership aim for full integration into the EU sometime in the future.

“Our idea is permanent - not to forget about our eastern neighbors. In contrast to our southern neighbors, who are neighbors of Europe, Eastern countries are European neighbors of EU. There is a small but significant difference. This is a different quality, a different perspective, as well as other opportunities,” the Ambassador noted.

Nobody knows how much the initiative will bring.

“If in the early 1990’s someone would have tried to convince us that Poland will be a member of EU an ambulance would be called for him. But the dream has come true. Politics is the ability to dream marvelously, to think far ahead. Is this program perfect? Perfect solutions do not exist. But this is the most of what Europe today can offer. Sometimes they talk about the financial component. But it is not only a transfer of money - it is a transfer of ideas and solutions. If we convert to per capita the amount, which Armenia currently receives from the EU, it is about the same as Poland received prior to the entry into the EU. The money was spent on making changes. We must have the will, determination, and vision to seek what we want,” Zdzislaw Raczynski said.