Alexander Kuranov. The results of the negotiations in the So-called" channel format " in Minsk could help, inter alia, mitigation And gradual elimination of the anti-punishment, the result of which loss of Czech companies is about 4, $ 5 billion, said on Thursday Last news the head of the Board of the Czech chamber of Commerce for relations with the CIS countries Vaclav Petricek.
"I am very glad That took place in Minsk dialogues in the So-called" channel format ", - said Petricek.- And rather hope That their Findings will lead to a peaceful resolution of the situation in the East of Ukraine, as well As to the mitigation And gradual elimination of the anti-punishment.
"Whatever was said certain our politicians about What the implications of these punishments for the Czech Republic will be small, but it is, according to our estimates, in fact is more than 100 billion euros (about 4, 5 billion), which ought to observe the arising problems for dozens of specific plants And tens of thousand of workers in these enterprises of the people," drew attention Petricek.
"And most importantly, - said the head of the Department, That we again repeat the mistakes of the early 1990-ies, when most in the Czech Republic in the process of post-socialist transformation has turned away from the old Russian business partners And rushed into the arms of the new Western friends. I remember well, as a result of such actions, many already in practice ready And very large projects in Russia simply fell in the form of gifts in the hands of the Austrian, German And other Western organizations.
"It's not too late to return to full Czech-Russian cooperation, believes Petricek.- After all, there are many opportunities to increase mutual export of our products, increasing participation of the Czech capital in different projects in the Russian regions, the development of inter-University contacts. This process is beneficial in any case we cannot say That its violation is losing only one Russian side ".
According to Petricca, currently there is a serious preparation for the Prague spring meeting of the Czech-Russian intergovernmental Commission with the participation of the Ministers of industry And trade of the Czech Republic Jan Mladek And Russia Denis Manturov. This meeting will be preceded by the visit of a large group of commissioners Czech plants by regions of the Russian Federation to confirm the same or consensus about the new cooperation projects.
according to information from the Czech media, some local authorities have already expressed their surprise at the question of the meeting of the intergovernmental Commission in the period of the anti-punishment. For example, the official representative of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic Michaela Agronova said That it is necessary to wait until June, when the European Union) will be analysed punishment, And to act in concert with our European partners ".
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