Opening remarks at the NATO Military Committee Conference
Opening remarks by the President of the Czech Republic Petr Pavel at the NATO Military Committee Conference, 14 September 2024, Prague, Czech Republic
Opening remarks by the President of the Czech Republic Petr Pavel at the NATO Military Committee Conference, 14 September 2024, Prague, Czech Republic
Well, thank you for the generous introduction. Dear President Sandu, Minister Lipavský, distinguished guests and all the friends of democracy, I am honoured to have the opportunity to address this well renowned conference. Forum 2000 has always played a unique role in the public debate. Not only as a legacy of Václav Havel, as mentioned, one of the founding fathers. But also as a crucial platform for raising our voices and speaking out in defence of universal human rights arou
Madam President, Honourable Members of Parliament, Ladies and gentlemen, citizens of Europe, I am extremely delighted for the opportunity to address the plenary of the European Parliament today. This institution bears key responsibility for the shape of our common European future. Next year we will mark 20 years since my country, Czechia, has participated on this project. Today we take it for granted, but for most of the last century, we did not make free decisions abo
Dear survivors and contemporary witnesses, distinguished constitutional officials, Your Excellencies, distinguished representatives of the Jewish community, ladies and gentlemen,Traditionally, we dedicate the third Sunday in May to honouring the victims of Nazi genocide. For 76 years, we have been commemorating more than 155,000 people who passed through the Terezín ghetto at the Terezín National Cemetery. According to the promoters of the monstrous Nazi ideology based on the idea