(MENAFN- Jordan News Agency) President Milos Zeman has closed the door of Prague Castle to the U.S. ambassador, Andrew H. Schapiro, following comments perceived as critical of the Czech's decision to attend a World War Two commemoration in Moscow.
According to local media reports on Sunday, European Union leaders decided to boycott the ceremony in May over Russia's role in the Ukraine conflict but Zeman, who has frequently departed from the EU line, has said he would attend.
"I can't imagine the Czech ambassador in Washington would give advice to the American president where to travel," Zeman told news portal Parlamentni Listy. "I won't let any ambassador have a say about my foreign travels", he said.
The US ambassador told Czech television earlier this week it would be "awkward" should Zeman attend the ceremony as the only statesmen from an EU country.
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