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Statement on Belarus by the Presidents of the Visegrad Group countries

Expressing our deepest concern about the presidential election, the result of which has not been recognized by the Belarusian society, recognizing justified aspirations of the Belarusian People, we, Presidents of the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia, members both of the EU and NATO, and aiming at a peaceful and lawful resolution of the current crisis in Belarus, 1) call on the authorities of the Republic of Belarus to open the way for the political solution, and to abide b…

Minutes from the Meeting of the Highest Constitutional Officials on Foreign Policy

The President of the Czech Republic, Speaker of the Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic, Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic, Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of the Interior and the Minister of Defence (the “participants”) met at the Prague Castle on 10 October 2019 to discuss, in particular, the following foreign policy issues:Coordination of visits made by the Highest Constitutional OfficialsThe participants discus…

Day Two of the V4, Slovenian and Serbian Presidents Summit

On the 3rd October 2019, the Summit of the Visegrad Group Presidents continued and was joined by the president of the Slovenian Republic, B. Pahor, and the president of the Serbian Republic, A. Vučić. This unique occasion enabled an open debate on the highest political level of five EU member state presidents and the president of a candidate country. The main topic of the meeting was the relationship between the EU and the Western Balkans. There was a strong consensus between the EU mem…

Day One of the V4 Presidents Summit

The V4 Presidents Summit is taking place from the 2nd to the 3rd of October 2019. It is hosted annually by the V4 presiding country. The summit is usually divided into two parts: Day 1 is only devoted to the meeting in the V4 format, whereas Day 2 welcomes the guests – the presidents of Slovenia and Serbia. Day 1 of the Summit, i.e. the 2nd of October 2019, held two plenary sessions and a working lunch: the V4 presidents’ meeting focused on the EU agenda. The reasons are clear – the gen…

V4 Presidents Summit at the Lány Chateau

At the invitation of the President of the Czech Republic, the Summit of the Visegrad Group presidents will be taking place at the Chateau Lány on the 2nd and 3rd of October 2019 with the participation of the Presidents of the Slovenian Republic and Serbian Republic.More information available at: www.v4summit2019.cz Programme for the Summit: All changes of the programme reserved! Wednesday 2nd October 2019 10:45 - Arrival of the President of Hungary, President of the Republic of Pol…

Minutes from the Meeting of the Highest Constitutional Officials on Foreign Policy

The President of the Czech Republic, the Speaker of the Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic, the Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic, the Prime Minister, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Minister of the Interior and the Minister of Defence met at the Prague Castle on 22 May 2019 to discuss foreign policy issues, including the European Parliamentary elections, which will take place in the Czech Republic on 24 and 25 May 2019. The Highe…

The President of the Czech Republic supported Joint Call of Presidents

The president of the Czech Republic Mr. Miloš Zeman supported Joint Call for Europe ahead of the European elections in May 2019. Europe is the best idea we have ever had European integration has helped to realise a centuries-old hope for peace in Europe after unbridled nationalism and other extreme ideologies led Europe to the barbarity of two world wars. To this day, we cannot and should not take peace and freedom, prosperity and well-being for granted. It is necessary that we all engage activ…

Condolence of the President of the Czech Republic to the President of the Republic of India

Condolence of the President of the Czech Republic to the President of the Republic of India: Dear Mr. President, it was with deep sorrow that I learnt about the terrorist attack on the convoy carrying Indian security forces in the State of Jammu and Kashmir which claimed dozens of victims. I would like to assure you that the Czech Republic strongly condemns this terrorist attack and stands by India´s side in the fight against terrorism in all its forms. Allow me to express at this difficu…

The State Visit of the President of the Republic to the State of Israel

The President of the Czech Republic, Mr Miloš Zeman with his spouse Ivana Zemanová will pay a state visit to the State of Israel from the 25th to the 28th of November 2018. Programme for the State Visit: All changes of the programme reserved!Day 1 Sunday, 25th November 201810:00 – Departure from Prague15:30 – Wreath laying ceremony at the grave of Theodor Herzl20:00 - Ceremonial signing of the Memoranda between the representatives of the Czech Republic and the State of Israel in the presence of…

Joint Statement of the Highest Constitutional Officials of the Czech Republic on Foreign Policy

The President of the Czech Republic, the Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament, the Prime Minister, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, and the Minister of Defence of the Czech Republic met at the Prague Castle on September 12, 2018, to discuss foreign policy: The highest constitutional officials coordinated their foreign missions for this year and agreed on the importance and necessity of a more intensive coordination of incoming visits of foreign partners to the Czech Republic. …