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Current AffairsPrague joins global protests against war in Iraq
On Saturday, demonstrations took place around the globe to mark the first
anniversary of the start of the US-led war in Iraq. Thousands of people
gathered in Sydney, Tokyo and New York. In Europe, perhaps the biggest
protest was in Rome, where up to 300,000 protesters took to the streets.
Anti-war protests took place in Prague, too, only the numbers were much
more humble.
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Current AffairsIraqi culture minister with close ties to Czech Republic discusses culture and democracy on visit to Prague
The minister of culture on the Iraqi Governing Council, Mufid al-Jazairi,
is a name familiar to many Czechs. Mr al-Jazairi, who is a Kurd and a
member of the Iraqi Communist Party, studied journalism in Prague, married
a Czech woman and learned to speak the language well. Taking time out from
his busy schedule, the Iraqi culture minister returned to Prague recently,
where he spoke about the connection he perceives between culture and
democracy.
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Current AffairsCzech firms to train Iraqi experts in hope of winning lucrative contracts
The government has unveiled plans to invite Iraqi experts Czech Republic
for training, as part of the country's programme for the reconstruction
and renewal of Iraq. It's hoped the experts will be able to help Czech
firms win lucrative tenders in the country when they return to Iraq.
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One on OneJanina Hrebickova - Eight intense months in Baghdad recalled
My guest today on One on One is somebody we've had on the programme before.
The last time we spoke to Janina Hrebickova she was just about to leave
for the Iraqi capital Baghdad, to head the Czech delegation at the United
States-led Coalition Provisional Authority. Ms Hrebickova decided to leave
Iraq at the end of last year and has been home in Prague for around a
month. When she came into our studio this week, I began by asking her what
she recalled of two of the worst attacks during her time in Baghdad: the
bombings of the United Nations headquarters in August and the Hotel Rashid
in October.
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Current AffairsForeign Minister, US ambassador lobby for Czech firms in Iraq
Foreign Minister Cyril Svoboda and the new U.S. ambassador to Prague
William Cabaniss visited the Iraqi capital Baghdad on Thursday to help
Czech firms bid for post-war reconstruction contracts. The visit followed
this week's announcement by Washington that at least three unnamed
countries would be allowed to bid on the next round of projects. Rob
Cameron has more.
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Press ReviewPress Review
All Czech papers today pay much attention to an estimate released by the
Czech Statistics Office yesterday, according to which Czechs are dying
out. All dailies choose different aspects of the statistics: LIDOVE
NOVINY's headline reads that this country will need 25,000 immigrants
every year to fill the shortfall, MLADA FRONTA DNES says that Prime
Minister Vladimir Spidla urges Czechs to have more children and PRAVO's
gloomy headline writes "We are dying out". The economic daily
HOSPODARSKE NOVINY stays true to its name when it writes "Ageing of
the population will decrease living standards of all."
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Current AffairsCzech military police unit leave for Iraq as field hospital personnel return
In the early hours of Monday morning, the last fifty personnel from the
Czech military field hospital in the Iraqi city of Basra arrived in Prague
- putting an end to the hospital's nine-month mission in the war-torn
country. The Czech government decided to terminate its mission last month
despite protests from many quarters including the Czech ambassador to
Kuwait, who was later sacked over the remarks. The withrawal of the field
hospital, however, isn't the end of Czech military involvement in Iraq.
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