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Top StoryFormer Czech president Václav Havel dies aged 75
Former Czech president Václav Havel died on Sunday morning at the age of
75, an assistant to Mr Havel told the news agency ČTK. The former
dissident, playwright and politician passed away in his sleep at his
beloved country house Hrádeček, in northern Bohemia, tended to by his
wife Dagmar.
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Czech HistoryCzech-US relations: like a 20-year-old marriage without sex, envoys say
In this edition of Czech history, we look at the development of
Czech-American relations over the past two decades. Ever since the fall of
the Iron Curtain, they have been the pivot of Czech foreign policy. But
after the euphoria of the Velvet Revolution and the era of Washington’s
fascination with Václav Havel, these relations today are like a 20-year
old marriage with no sex – at least according to some current and former
diplomats who appeared in Friday’s debate hosted by the Foreign Ministry. More
Current AffairsFormer Czech President launches 15th annual Forum 2000 Conference in Prague
The 15th annual Forum 2000 Conference which brings together world thinkers,
former and acting politicians and other public figures was officially
launched in Prague on Sunday by its founder, former Czech president Václav
Havel. In their discussions, over a hundred and twenty delegates, including
Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili, the President of Kosovo Atifete
Jahjaga and US economist Joseph Stiglitz will focus primarily on this
year’s main theme which is “democracy and the rule of law”. More
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Today in Mailbox: Former President Václav Havel’s 75th birthday, the
Angola abduction, Prime Minister Petr Nečas’s statement on racial
tensions in North Bohemia, interview with US Ambassador Norman Eisen, the
Ministry of Industry and Trade building in Prague; and we also reveal
September’s mystery man and announce the name of the lucky winner.
Listeners quoted: Sandeep Jawale, Frank Miata, Andrew H. Dral, Myriam
Powell, Charles Konecny, Hans Verner Lollicke, Colin Law, David Eldridge,
Jayanta Chakrabarty, Mike Shea, Qian Xiu-ping. More
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