The participants of EU Eastern Partnership summit welcome EU’s strengthened role in conflict resolution and confidence building efforts in the framework or in support of existing agreed formats and processes, including through field presence when appropriate.

“They also welcome the appointment of the new EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus and the crisis in Georgia. They stress the importance of the presence on the ground of the EU Monitoring Mission in Georgia,” reads a joint declaration adopted on Friday by heads of Eastern Partnership project’s member states.

In their statement they reaffirmed their commitments to fully implement the guiding principles of the Eastern Partnership agreed in Prague.

“Stronger dialogue and cooperation on international security issues will be sought, including with a view to partners’ possible participation in civilian and military EU-led operations. Cooperation between the EU and partner countries, as well as regional cooperation projects and EU assistance programmes, will place greater emphasis on peaceful conflict resolution and confidence building measures,” the statement reads.