Czech foreign minister Zaoralek attends march commemorating Maidan in Kiev

The Czech minister of foreign affairs, Lubomír Zaorálek, attended a march in the Ukrainian capital Kiev marking the first anniversary of the Maidan protests on Sunday. Mr. Zaorálek said those who had gathered were expressing their strong support for Ukraine’s leadership, particularly President Petro Poroshenko. He came to power after the toppling of Viktor Yanukovych on February 22, 2014. Prior to the march, Mr. Zaorálek visited an exhibition of military equipment seized in the Donbas region that Ukraine’s government say came from Russia. Speaking to the Czech News Agency, the Czech Republic’s chief diplomat said it was crucial to observe the principles of a peace deal agreed recently in Minsk.