Alexander Kuranov. Ministers from the social democratic party will not block the visit of Czech President Milos Zeman in the capital of Russia on the occasion of the Victory, told reporters on Wednesday after talks with President of the Czech Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka.

Moscow has written to a number of world leaders invited to attend the parade on red square in honor of the 70th anniversary of Victory in great Patriotic war. At the end of March Zeman confirmed that no doubt will arrive in the Russian capital on may 9 to participate in the celebrations.

"The social democratic Ministers do not wish to block the visit of the President of the Republic milo? Zeman in the capital of Russia," said Sobotka.- We are confident that this trip should be considered in the context of the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Czechoslovakia from the Nazis ".

The Prime Minister recalled that During the liberation of Czechoslovakia lost the lives of over 100 thousand Soviet soldiers. Ought undoubtedly to honour their memory, he noted.

the Czech government is composed of 17 Ministers, of whom eight, including the Premier, are winning the last parliamentary elections the social democratic party. Other members of the Cabinet nominated by the ANO movement and the Christian democratic party, they are voting about the trip landed in the capital of Russia intend to abstain.

According to Sobotka, the President's trip to capital of Russia does not mean the change in critical attitude of the Czech Republic to Russia's actions in Ukraine and does not cast doubt on the common position of the EU and NATO over the Ukrainian crisis.

The Prime Minister also said that they have discussed with Zeman and question about the recent exchanges between Zeman and the U.S. Ambassador to the Czech Republic on the issue of visit of the head of the Republic in the capital of Russia, for which Sobotka first criticized the President." Each to his opinion, " concluded the Premier private conversation information with the President.

last week, the American Ambassador in Prague Andrew Shapiro, speaking on national television, expressed disapproval on the issue of trips landed in the capital of Russia for Victory Day celebration. In response, the Director said that does not understand how it could be Czech Ambassador to the U.S. to give advice to Barack Obama on foreign trips and said that the doors of Prague castle (the residence of the President of the Czech Republic) for Shapiro is now closed.

Prime Minister Sobotka called the reaction Zeman words Shapiro " inadequate ".

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