Press Advisories
30. 9. 2015
Prime Minister Attends Two Summits in New York
Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka will attend two international summits held in New York on 28 and 29 September 2015. The events are dedicated to the fight against the Islamic State and to U.N. peacekeeping operations. During his working visit to the city, the Czech premier will symbolically pay tribute to the victims of the terrorist attack of 11 September 2001 at the 9/11 Memorial.
30. 9. 2015
Statement by the Members of the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL: The Coalition at One Year
29. 9. 2015
Prime Minister Sobotka pays tribute to 9/11 victims at Ground Zero in New York
During his official trip to New York, Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka paid tribute to Alena Sešínová and Lukáš Rambousek, victims of the terrorist attack on 11 September 2001, by laying flowers at the 9/11 Memorial.
28. 9. 2015
Prime Minister Sobotka: The Czech Republic is a responsible member of the international community
Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka spoke at the UN Summit on Peace Operations during his official trip to the United States. In his speech, he stressed that the Czech Republic stood ready to draw on the experience it had gained from NATO and EU missions in order to help improve the efficiency of UN missions in a way that would not have repercussions for our allied commitments.
25. 9. 2015
Premier Sobotka to Attend Two International Security Summits in New York
Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka will attend two international summits held in New York on 28 and 29 September 2015. The events are dedicated to fight against the Islamic State and to UN peacekeeping operations. During his working stay to New York, the Czech premier will visit the 9/11 Memorial to pay tribute to the victims of the terrorist attack of 11 September 2001.
24. 9. 2015
PM Sobotka: I welcome the fact that we have agreed on specific steps which, unlike quotas, will help us to manage the migration crisis
On Wednesday 23 September 2015, Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka attended a special European Council meeting on the migration crisis. The informal summit of EU leaders in Brussels found common ground on the steps the European Union would take to tackle the roots of the refugee crisis. European partners also established procedure to streamline European rules on migration. Greater EU financial assistance will be channelled into source countries of migration and into improving conditions for refugees.
23. 9. 2015
Joint Statement of the Visegrad Group Countries on the current migration situation
Before the extraordinary meeting of the European Council on migration, the Prime Ministers of the Visegrad Group countries agreed to a common statement on the solution of the current refugee crisis. Their key priorities and objectives for the coming months are summarized in the declaration below:
11. 9. 2015
Prime Minister Sobotka to attend New York ISIL Summit
Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka has accepted an invitation from US President Barack Obama to attend a summit on the Islamic State, terrorism and violent extremism in New York on 29 September 2015. The summit will be held on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.
4. 9. 2015
The prime ministers of the countries of the Visegrad Group approved a joint declaration regarding migration
On Friday, 4 September, an extraordinary summit of the prime ministers of the countries of the Visegrad Group took place in Prague, dealing with current developments in and the impact of the migrant crisis in Europe. The summit resulted in a Joint Declaration of the Prime Ministers of the Visegrad Group Countries, in which the prime ministers of the V4 countries agreed on a common approach to addressing the migrant crisis, and declared their mutual solidarity.
