The Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that Prague has granted permission for the plane carrying Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico to fly over its territory during his trip to moscow before May 9.
It was reported by the Novinky website.
The russian newspaper Moskovsky Komsomolets claims that the Czech Republic has banned Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico from using Czech airspace to fly over the country on his way to moscow, where he is traveling to celebrate the end of World War II in Europe. However, the Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that the ministry issued permission for the flight without delay and that the newspaper’s claim is false.
"Some European countries have already banned Fico’s plane from using their airspace to fly to Russia — specifically the Czech Republic and Poland," the russian newspaper wrote. However, this information was refuted by Czech Foreign Ministry spokesperson Adam Čorgo.
"The Slovak side submitted a standard request for overflight permission, and it was granted without delay," said Čorgo. "Claims of a 'ban' are false," he added.
According to the spokesperson, the Czech Republic did not join the list of countries that banned Fico from flying over their territory.
As the Ukrainian News agency earlier reported, such a decision was made by Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland.
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