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Current AffairsKosovo appreciates Czech recognition of the country’s independence
The Czech Republic has become the 20th country of the European Union to
recognize independent Kosovo. When the decision was announced last week, it
was criticized by some Czech politicians who claimed the government of the
former Serbian province has not yet fully shown its commitment to upholding
democratic principles and protecting Kosovo’s religious and ethnic
minorities. Radio Prague asked the head of the Czech Liaison Office in
Pristina Janina Hřebíčková what the situation in Kosovo was like at the
moment.
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Current AffairsTwo Czech soldiers in Basra injured in rocket attack
Two soldiers from the Czech contingent in Basra, southern Iraq, were
wounded after a rocket hit their section of the Basra air base early Sunday
morning. The soldiers only suffered light injuries caused by shards of
glass shattered by the blast. This is the second time the Czech section of
the Basra air base was hit by insurgent fire since last April.
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Current AffairsCzech Republic to gradually withdraw troops from Iraq
Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg revealed at the weekend that the Czech
Republic is working on a plan to gradually withdraw most of its troops from
Iraq. At present the Czech contingent consists of around 100 troops in
Basra and a handful of military advisers in Baghdad. There's no date set
yet for the Czech military presence to be reduced but the move is expected
sometime after 2008.
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Current AffairsCzech bullet-proof vests found protecting Iraqi insurgents
Coalition forces in Iraq have come across insurgents wearing Czech-made
bullet-proof vests. American authorities suspected that illegal shipments
of military equipment from the Czech Republic to Iraq could have occurred,
and have asked the Czech police for assistance in investigating the matter.
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One on OneIgor Klimes - stabilisation of Iraq will take decades, says aid worker with first-hand experience of country
Igor Klimes is now a desk officer for People in Need, helping organise the
Czech NGO's operations around the world. But three and a half years ago he
was working on the ground in the southern Iraqi province of Misan, where
the infrastructure had been left in tatters are years of conflict. At
People in Need's headquarters near Prague's Nusle bridge, Igor Klimes
recalled his impressions of Iraq when he arrived in the country in
September 2003, less than six months after the US-led invasion.
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