Vlastimil Picek to replace Pavel Stefka as chief of staff

The government has decided that the chief of the military office of the Czech President, Vlastimil Picek, will replace Pavel Stefka in the post of chief of staff as of next March when General Stefka's term of office expires. The nomination has yet to be approved by President Vaclav Klaus who is also commander-in-chief of the country's armed forces.