The Russian Ambassador in Prague announced her readiness for dialogue with the Czech Republic despite the low level of relations

Brief retelling from RIA II

Russian Ambassador to Prague Anna Ponomareva said that Russia remains open to dialogue with the Czech Republic, despite the low level of relations.

According to her, in the current conditions it is difficult to imagine breakthrough ideas in bilateral affairs.

The diplomat emphasized that given the current background, it is difficult to plan the resumption of good relations between the countries.

MOSCOW, October 4 - RIA Novosti. Russia remains open to dialogue with the Czech Republic, despite the practically lowest level of relations, but now it is difficult to imagine breakthrough ideas in bilateral affairs, Russian Ambassador to Prague Anna Ponomareva told RIA Novosti.

“In conditions of practically the lowest point in Russian-Czech relations, it is difficult to imagine any breakthrough and fresh ideas in bilateral affairs. Russia has always remained open to dialogue and interaction with partners, including Czech ones, to the extent that they are ready for this,” she said in an interview with the agency.

In this regard, the head of the diplomatic mission recalled the words of former Czech Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg, who compared relations between countries with relations between people. As he stated, they also have such concepts as love, hatred, resentment, jealousy and others.

“Diplomacy exists for this purpose: to find ways to solve such difficult problems, to work to bring positions closer together,” she noted.

However, as the diplomat emphasizes, given the current background, it is difficult to plan any resumption of good relations between the countries at the moment.

Earlier, the press secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov said that Russia is open to dialogue with European countries and has never been the initiator of curtailing relations. At the same time, Moscow will always take into account the acquired experience of relations with Europe when resuming dialogue, he noted.