Czech Republic urged Russia to remove it from the list of unfriendly countries. This was stated by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Yakub Kulgank, he quotes the site of the Czech Foreign Ministry.
The diplomat stressed that the designation of the Czech Republic and any other country unfriendly – a step that strengthens the tension in international relations, and urged Moscow to refuse to decide. “Without this step, we can hardly go back to standard diplomatic communication and start thinking about the possibilities of complete normalization of bilateral relations,” he concluded.
Kulgank also noted that the creation of a list of “hostile countries” contradicts the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations.
Earlier it became known that the first Deputy Prime Minister and the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Czech Republic, Jan Hamachek, could jeopardize the Czech spies working abroad. We are talking about a statement Policy in connection with the departure of Czech citizens from the country before the beginning of the international scandal over the explosion in the warehouse of ammunition in Vrbetice.
Moscow with Prague complicated the relationship after the Czech Republic accused Russia in involvement in the explosions in the warehouse of ammunition in Vrbetice in 2014. As a result, 18 diplomats sent from the Czech Republic. Moscow, in response, declared 20 employees of the Czech embassy by Non Grata. Later it became known that Russia and the Czech Republic will equalize the number of employees in the embassies. May 29, the Czech Republic left 54 employees of the Russian Embassy with families. According to TASS, on May 31, another 60 Russians returned home. The exact number of employees of the Czech embassy in Moscow, who left the Russian territory is still unknown. On May 25, there was information that the Office in Russia will leave 16 diplomats, 4 administrative and technical staff and 91 employees.