Putin and Lavrov suggested Zeman quit smoking – TVNZ

To leave the habit to smoke advised Russian President Vladimir Putin to his Czech counterpart Milos Zeman and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

This theme emerged suddenly at the beginning of the meeting of Putin and the Kremlin Zeman. The head of the Czech Republic saw the participants meeting the head of the Foreign Ministry, which, as it turned out, the previously intersected in a room for smoking.

“Oh, we both smoke” – was delighted Zeman Lavrov and shook his hand.

According to Interfax, Putin intervened in this retreat from the official talks.

“It is necessary to throw” – ironically remarked the Russian president.

It is noteworthy that all open to the media part of the conversation Zeman spoke in Russian without an interpreter.

Recall Milos Zeman arrived in Moscow to celebrate the anniversary of the Great Victory in the Second World War. Today, he held bilateral talks with the Russian president and expressed the view that the sanctions against the Russian Federation – a short-term measure.