Czech Foreign Minister says willing to talk with Ukraine election winner

Czech Foreign Minister Jan Kohout has praised the Ukrainian elections as being in line with international standards and norms. He said that the Czech Republic was ready to talk with Kiev about issues such as energy security, the future of the EU’s Eastern Partnership accords, security issues and the integration of Ukraine in Euro-Atlantic structures with the incoming president. Viktor Yanukovych gained a slim victory in the second round presidential election vote with 48.83 percent of votes. His main rival, Yulia Tymoshenko, had 45.59 percent.