Little chance of US lifting visa requirements, says ambassador to Prague

The United States ambassador to Prague, William Cabaniss, says there is little chance of the US lifting visa requirements for Czechs in the near future. But speaking after a meeting with Mr Cabaniss at the US embassy, Czech Prime Minister Jiri Paroubek said he believed the United States would change its position and lift the restrictions.

Meanwhile, the Czech ambassador to Washington, Petr Kolar, told Mlada fronta Dnes the Czech Republic would use a number of avenues to try to lobby US congressmen to support the abolition of visa requirements for Czechs, which he referred to as a strategic mistake.

Author: Ian Willoughby