PRAGUE, November 2. /TASS/. Czech President Petr Pavel believes there is now an opportunity for Europe to join negotiations on a settlement to the conflict in Ukraine.

"If Europe does not join the negotiations and put forward its own demands and proposals, Russia, the United States and China could reach an agreement without us. This is an extremely serious matter, given that we are talking about European security," the Czech president said at a government meeting, according to the CTK news agency.