According to Minister of Foreign Affairs Jan Lipavský (Pirates), former Prime Minister Andrej Babiš (ANO) is starting to pose a security threat to the Czech Republic due to his statements. Lipavský said this in the Czech Television’s discussion program Otázky Václav Moravec. This week, for example, Babiš criticized the Czech government’s decision to suspend consultations with Robert Fico’s cabinet. According to Babiš, on the contrary, the Pirates are a security risk for the Czech Republic.
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Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský (Pirates) | Photo: René Volfík | Source: iROZHLAS.cz
According to Lipavský, Babiš is a security threat to the Czech Republic through his statements. “It seems to me that it is already becoming a security threat to this country, the way in which it undermines the defense capability and the international political position of our country,” said Lipavský.
According to him, Babiš knows absolutely nothing regarding foreign policy. “He did absolutely crazy things with Czech-Polish relations, he allowed himself to be guided by (Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor) Orbán in European politics in an absolutely crazy way,” said the minister.
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According to Babiš, on the contrary, Pirates are a security risk. “(Lipavský) is a disgrace abroad, no one takes him seriously and he only talks regarding Ukraine. We want peace. And if I say that I want peace, it does not mean that I am pro-Russian. This government only has military propaganda,” Babiš emotionally responded to the Foreign Minister’s address following being asked by Radiožurnál and iROZHLAS.cz.
According to Lipavský, the Czech Republic is interested in continuing Czech-Slovak relations. “We want them to be practical, we want them to be factual, absolutely nothing stops. However, for an intergovernmental meeting to take place, which contains a lot of symbolism and belonging, this moment is not at this moment,” he said on Czech television.
According to him, the government is most concerned regarding the security of the Czech Republic. According to him, Ukraine is a bulwark once morest Russian influence in Europe. If the Slovak government, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico or Slovak Foreign Minister Juraj Blanár go once morest this policy with some of their statements or actions, it is a relatively strong moment for the Czech government, said Lipavský.
According to him, the accusation that the Czech government supports the war in Ukraine is absurd. “We certainly cannot say that the Slovak government threatens the security of the Czech Republic,” he answered when asked whether Robert Fico’s government threatens the security of the Czech Republic.
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What next for V4?
According to former foreign minister Lubomír Zaorálek (SOCDEM), the foreign concept states that neighborly relations are the basis of Czech diplomacy and foreign policy.
“I have no doubt that it (the current situation) will be reflected in Visegrad as well. I believe that he will soon be in the stage of clinical death,” said Zaorálek.
According to him, the impact of the Czech cabinet’s decision is far more fundamental. “We do not interfere with our neighbors, we cooperate with Slovakia and continue to communicate,” said the vice-chairman of the ODS and MEP Alexandr Vondra in the discussion.
According to Lipavský, there is no danger of canceling Blanár’s invitation to Prague for the meeting of V4 foreign ministers, which will take place on Thursday, March 21. The group also includes Poland and Hungary. The prime ministers of these countries met in Prague last week.
“V4 lacks many common topics, but we keep the dialogue going,” said Lipavský on Sunday. At the meeting, he also wants to deal with the topic of support for Ukraine.
According to Zaorálek, the V4 countries need to maintain a certain unity in relation to what is happening in Ukraine and must strive for it. “Visegrad was never regarding absolute agreement, we always chose topics on which we might agree,” he added.
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