Politicians criticized the letter, which the castle and the tip of the Social Democrats distanced themselves from the meeting of the Minister of Culture Daniel Herman with the Dalai Lama.Immediately responded morning Finance Minister Andrej Babis (YES), which is for the Minister of Culture built. "I appreciate you, Mr. Secretary. Do not be afraid and steal, said Masaryk," he wrote on Twitter. More sharply responded Justice Minister Robert Pelikan. "It's a disgrace and humiliation of our country, which is not in our free historically unprecedented," said Aktuálně.cz.Statement by four MPs and government officials condemned by the opposition TOP 09th
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Prague - Meeting of the Minister of Culture Daniel Herman (KDU-CSL) and the Dalai Lama raised on high floors Policy great response.President Milos Zeman, Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka (CSSD), chairman of the House of Representatives John Hamáček (CSSD) and Senate chairman Milan Stech (CSSD) from the meeting vigorously disavowed evening in a joint statement. It paved the Foreign Ministry.The Dalai Lama on Wednesday morning were about five dozen lawmakers.
The opinion of the Castle Peak and the CSSD but immediately morning responded Finance Minister Andrej Babis (YES), which is for the Minister of Culture built. "I respect you, sir," he wrote on the social networking Babis said, adding that the first Czechoslovak President Masaryk coined the phrase "Do not be afraid and steal."
Sharply against Tuesday's declaration Limited and other member governments for Yes, Minister of Justice Robert Pelikan. "It's a disgrace and humiliation of our country, which is not in our free historically unprecedented," wrote Aktuálně.cz.
China does not threaten the Dalai Lama, says Babis
Minister Babiš Aktuálně.cz Wednesday morning explained that he goes in this case, most of all just to support the Minister Herman. "He did well in the past in several cases supported. Gradually discovering the world and I see nothing wrong with that, he met with the Dalai Lama, it is his private thing. Absolutely do not understand, why was it created such hysteria," said Babis.
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Asked whether the damage is not worried about trade relations with China, before which often warns the State Department, Babis replied that such a thing does not worry. "What could be threatened by trade with China? The trade balance with China is harmful and does not change. He came to us, although one big Chinese investor, but what I know, our investors are turning away from him more," he told Aktuálně.cz Babis, who share or concerns that the Dalai Lama wanted to somehow threaten China.
"I do not think the Dalai Lama would somehow threatened the integrity of China. He is definitely not a big China no threat, and neither does it not seek. Why make such a statement supreme constitutional officials? I do not really understand it," said Babis.
Also, Democratic Senator Jaroslav Kubera was worried business problems."The only thing that can happen is that the Chinese will want to sell football Slavia. Otherwise, no serious economic impact on the Czech-Chinese relations meeting with the Dalai Lama threatened. One thing is politics, the other business. A business such things oblivious, he has their priorities, "says Kubera.
Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka told HN that every person has a right to his opinion. "We are thankfully free and democratic country and everyone can meet, with whom it deems appropriate. Likewise also have constitutional officials the right to express clearly to state foreign policy, for which they bear responsibility," the prime minister said that on this right exercised and added his signature to a declaration prepared by the foreign Minister and the corresponding position of the government.
Against Sobotka but this time built his close ally, Minister for Human Rights CSSD Jiri Dienstbier. "On the one hand, in order to seek good relations with China. All governments since 1989 to respect that Tibet is part of China. On the other hand, I did not make any big drama out of it, that someone with someone meets. In a civilized cultural world with people just having fun, "said the minister.
Nescházejte with the Dalai Lama, said ministers Zaorálek
Conversely, Speaker of the House John Hamáček said that he joined the opinion of the Foreign Ministry. "I put on the recommendation of the Foreign Ministry, the text is a confirmation of long-term policy of the Czech Republic against China. One China policy holds our country since the establishment of diplomatic relations," explained his signature on the document Hamacek.
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Statement by four MPs and government officials condemned by the opposition ODS and TOP 09 "Joint Statement by the four highest constitutional officials is incomprehensible step, it is a totally unnecessary political lackeys. With concern as the Czech foreign policy loses direction, content and confidence. Such an awkward gesture can be no country regarded as a sign of friendship, but only demeaning speech disenfranchisement, "said ODS chairman Petr Fiala, with the ODS as well as other major political party" respects the principle of one China and not subject to any naive ideas about Tibet. " "We regard the Czech Republic as a free country in which the visit of Tibetan spiritual should arouse panic supreme constitutional officials," said Fiala.
Similarly, she said according to a statement TOP 09. "The Czech Republic has always been world renowned for his struggle for human rights. The position of president, prime minister and the heads of both chambers of parliament, who have distanced themselves from the meeting, one member of the Government with the Tibetan spiritual Dalai Lama, considered a disgrace humiliation and Czech citizens, "wrote the party said in a statement. Chairman Miroslav Kalousek had already said on Twitter that "to this one in the past never stoop".
Negotiations Social Democrats, but it is not too surprising. Foreign Minister CSSD Lubomir Zaoralek has long been talking about the need for the best possible relations with China. According to a source from the government Zaorálek in the past turned to Cabinet members in closed session with the question of whether all the ministers for reconciliation with China. Part of it was the promise of cabinet members that none of them in the future Dalai Lama visit to the Republic with the spiritual leader of Tibet will not matter.
Zaorálek in the past several deepening relations with China advocated, for example, in an interview for Hospodarske noviny claimed that the Chinese Communists are different than those we knew from the former socialist Czechoslovakia. "If we have some ideas about socialism that we had in our country, and with them today in understanding contemporary China are not enough. They can do excellent English, are educated through Western universities," he said in an interview.
"I do not want the political system to defend or say that from them we learn. But the difference is fundamental. It's going to sound at us weird, but I can assure you that the partners with whom I am dealing, therefore, foreign minister and some senior officials Communist Party of China, have much more credit. they're not Biľakovou, "he said, referring to the infamous Communist politician Vasil Biľak.
Lawmakers met with the Dalai Lama
On Wednesday morning, about five dozen MPs and senators met with Tibetan spiritual leader met in the Senate. According to Deputy TOP 09 Mark Ženišek the meeting was a good response to Tuesday's statement supreme constitutional officials.
The highest government officials in a statement by the Czech Republic respects the sovereignty of China and Tibet is only part of it. "The personal activity of some Czech politicians do not reflect changes in official policy of the Czech Republic and we would consider it unfortunate that these steps were seen by anyone," says the text.
Statement Zeman, Sobotka, Stech and Hamáček
As the highest constitutional representatives of the Czech Republic we wish to emphasize that our country in meeting its long-term policy towards the People's Republic of China based on principles of strategic partnership between the two countries and the mutual respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity of the People's Republic of China, which is a part of Tibet.
Relations between our two countries and their significant development in recent years as a very useful and beneficial for both parties and we are convinced that it is in the interest of the Czech Republic, these relationships continue to vigorously develop.
Personal activities of some Czech politicians do not reflect changes in official policy of the Czech Republic and we would consider it unfortunate that these steps were seen by anyone.
