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By Nazrin Gadimova

Simultaneous membership in the Eurasian Union and joining the agreement on a deep and comprehensive free trade area with the EU are incompatible, the members of the Committee on Political and Security Council (PSC) of the European Union said on October 1.

"Joining the agreement on a deep and comprehensive free trade area and membership in the Eurasian Union are incompatible," a statement of the committee of the European Council reads. "European Union respects the sovereign and free choice of partners and emphasizes that the pressure on its partners is unacceptable."

A delegation of the EU Political and Security Committee completed its visit to Georgia on October 1. The visit included meetings with representatives of the Georgian authorities, the EU Monitoring Mission (EUMM) in Georgia, diplomatic corps and civil society.

Earlier, Georgian Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili said that he does not see prospects of joining the Eurasian Union, but "if in the future we see it interesting for the strategy of the country, why not?"

Georgia expects initialing of the association agreement with the EU at the Eastern Partnership Summit to be held in Vilnius on November 28-29. The Georgian government announced that it will make the best of efforts to achieve certain results.

Georgia started negotiations on Association Agreement in July 2010. It will replace the 1996 agreement with the EU on partnership and cooperation.