PRAGUE, 08 December 2022, (TON): The revision of the Czech Republic’s relations with Russia and China is envisaged by the program statement of the new government of the republic. The cabinet of Prime Minister Petr Fiala, which took office on December 17, 2021, published it on its website.

The 52-page document says “we will revise [the Czech Republic’s] relations with Russia and China.”

The Cabinet also plans to submit to the parliament of the republic a draft of its own “Magnitsky law” by the end of 2023.

It will allow the Czech Republic to impose its own sanctions against individuals and legal entities responsible for human rights violations.

Orientation towards the European Union and NATO, as follows from the mission statement, are the main priorities of the Fiala government.

The Cabinet of Ministers approved a policy statement on Thursday. It will be submitted on January 12 for approval by the Chamber of Deputies (lower chamber) of the republic’s parliament.

The government will simultaneously ask the deputies to express their support.