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Mr President, we are discussing the aspirations of Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia; these are similar aspirations to be closer to the European Union.

It seems that this is a problem for us. I wonder what will happen in 10 years’ time, when those aspirations turn to disappointment and there are no more aspirations to join the European Union, with no expectations for anything more. This will be a much more difficult situation for us. Georgia is the country with the highest support from society for membership of the European Union, and the highest support for NATO, of all the Eastern Partnership countries. There is also the greatest progress in market reforms.

If we do not move more quickly we will have the same situation as with Turkey, where society is backing away from its European aspirations. That will be a really dangerous situation in spite – and maybe because – of other political movements around these countries. We see what is going on in Russia, and when the aspirations of Georgia for European Union membership falter we may face a situation that is quite dangerous for all European Union countries.