He expressed this opinion in his article for iDNES.

“A complete rejection of relations with Russia, which is called for by part of the political spectrum, would be short-sighted ... We must strive to restore relations.

Although it will be a long distance and, undoubtedly, thorny, ”the minister said.

On May 14, the Russian government approved the list of unfriendly states, which included the United States and the Czech Republic.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov explained that the reason for the inclusion of these countries in the list was the hostile steps of Prague and Washington towards Moscow.