At the end of January, former NATO general Petr Pavel won a run-off election for the office of Czech President. Pavel is considered to be a zealous advocate of war against Russia.
Taipei, Feb. 1 (CNA) Czech Republic President-elect Petr Pavel defended on Tuesday his decision to engage in a phone conversation with President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) a day earlier despite objections from China, saying that the Central European country is a sovereign state and "we do what we think is right."
Taipei, Jan. 31 (CNA) Taiwan's government on Tuesday expressed interest in an in-person meeting between President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) and Czech Republic President-elect Petr Pavel after Pavel suggested the idea during a phone call with Tsai on Monday.
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