Chizhov appreciated the possibility of opening the external borders of the Schengen zone

He said that at present "it is only about the internal, intra-EU, intra-Schengen borders."

“The issue of opening the external border of the European Union, respectively, of the Schengen space is not a practical issue,” Chizhov said.

Earlier, President of the European Council Charles Michel said that EU member states should open their borders that have been closed since mid-March due to the pandemic of the coronavirus infection COVID-19.