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Czech minister for boycott of Olympic opening ceremony
Paris - Czech Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg is for the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics to be politically boycotted and for Dalai Lama to be received by top EU officials, he told CTK after meeting his French counterpart Bernard Kouchner in Paris today.
They discussed their countries' cooperation in the forthcoming period when they will one after another preside over the EU, and also long-term bilateral cooperation and international affairs.
Kouchner confirmed that French President Nicolas Sarkozy will visit Prague, probably in June.
"We've agreed that we should not support the ceremonial opening of the Olympics, a purely promotion event, in a country which once again has turned out to be a dictatorship," Schwarzenberg said.
Schwarzenberg recalled the way Adolf Hitler misused Olympic games in 1936 and said that European nations should not allow anything similar to repeat.
"I wish the athletes and viewers to enjoy the opening ceremony, but I totally refuse that we, politicians, act as a cheap foil there," Schwarzenberg said.
He said that Kouchner, too, would welcome it if the Tibetan Dalai Lama were received by the EU on the top political level.
As far as European affairs are concerned, the Czech and French interests are mostly identical, Schwarzenberg continued.
He said the "minor things" the two countries differ on for the time being include the EU agricultural policy and the EU enlargement pace.
Schwarzenberg said France had no fundamental objections to the missile defence shield whose elements the USA wants to install in the Czech Republic and Poland. Nevertheless, France believes that European structures should be enhanced along with the enhancement of the Transatlantic ties, he said.
Schwarzenberg welcomed Sarkozy's intention to bring France back to NATO as its full-fledged member, as this would help enhance NATO's European structures.
Schwarzenberg also said he and Kouchner have agreed that their countries should provide the maximal possible help to Serbia.
They have agreed on the Kosovo recognition issue as well, he said.
France was one of the first countries to recognise Kosovo's independence from Serbia earlier this year. The Czech government has decided to do the same after the Serbian elections, Schwarzenberg said.
He said that even more important than independence was the securing of Kosovo economy's smooth operation as this is what would help Kosovo people most of all.
They discussed their countries' cooperation in the forthcoming period when they will one after another preside over the EU, and also long-term bilateral cooperation and international affairs.
Kouchner confirmed that French President Nicolas Sarkozy will visit Prague, probably in June.
"We've agreed that we should not support the ceremonial opening of the Olympics, a purely promotion event, in a country which once again has turned out to be a dictatorship," Schwarzenberg said.
Schwarzenberg recalled the way Adolf Hitler misused Olympic games in 1936 and said that European nations should not allow anything similar to repeat.
"I wish the athletes and viewers to enjoy the opening ceremony, but I totally refuse that we, politicians, act as a cheap foil there," Schwarzenberg said.
He said that Kouchner, too, would welcome it if the Tibetan Dalai Lama were received by the EU on the top political level.
As far as European affairs are concerned, the Czech and French interests are mostly identical, Schwarzenberg continued.
He said the "minor things" the two countries differ on for the time being include the EU agricultural policy and the EU enlargement pace.
Schwarzenberg said France had no fundamental objections to the missile defence shield whose elements the USA wants to install in the Czech Republic and Poland. Nevertheless, France believes that European structures should be enhanced along with the enhancement of the Transatlantic ties, he said.
Schwarzenberg welcomed Sarkozy's intention to bring France back to NATO as its full-fledged member, as this would help enhance NATO's European structures.
Schwarzenberg also said he and Kouchner have agreed that their countries should provide the maximal possible help to Serbia.
They have agreed on the Kosovo recognition issue as well, he said.
France was one of the first countries to recognise Kosovo's independence from Serbia earlier this year. The Czech government has decided to do the same after the Serbian elections, Schwarzenberg said.
He said that even more important than independence was the securing of Kosovo economy's smooth operation as this is what would help Kosovo people most of all.
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