Press Advisories
1. 4. 2016
Prime Minister: The Czech Republic is a world leader in nuclear security
At the invitation of US President Barack Obama, Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka took part in the Nuclear Security Summit held from 31.3. to 1.4.2016 in Washington. At the Summit, the Czech Republic offered technical assistance to other countries and voluntarily undertook commitments beyond the joint communiqué. In fringe meetings, the Prime Minister met the Presidents of Azerbaijan and Switzerland.
1. 4. 2016
Nuclear Security Summit opens with dinner hosted by President Obama, with Prime Minister Sobotka attending on behalf of the Czech Republic
On Thursday 31 March 2016, Czech Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka attended a gala evening hosted at the White House by President Barack Obama. The dinner marked the official opening of the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington, DC.
31. 3. 2016
Prime Minister honours former Radio Free Europe staff
On Thursday 31 March 2016, during his trip to Washington, DC, Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka honoured the people from Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty who had been instrumental in the relocation of its headquarters to Prague. He also paid tribute to Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk on the 166th anniversary of his birth.
31. 3. 2016
Prime Minister Sobotka kicks off working trip to the US by meeting representatives of major US corporations
Prime Minister Sobotka kicked off his working trip to the US by meeting representatives of major US corporations in Washington, DC, on Thursday 31 March 2016. His first appointment of the day was with Christopher J Dodd, Chief Executive Director of the Motion Picture Association of America, followed by the management of GE Aviation and US firms investing in the Czech Republic.
24. 3. 2016
Prime Minister Sobotka met in Paris with French employers and unveiled a plaque to mark the anniversary of the Czechoslovak National Council
On Thursday the 24th of March 2016, Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka began a working visit in Paris by meeting representatives of French companies from the employers’ association MEDEF, then he unveiled a commemorative plaque on the building of the Czech Centre marking the 100th anniversary of the Czechoslovak National Council in Paris, and met with fellow countrymen and Czech students.
24. 3. 2016
Deputy Prime Minister Bělobrádek delivers a speech for the Václav Havel Initiative in Miami
23. 3. 2016
Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka honours victims of the Brussels terrorist attacks at a vigil at the Belgian Embassy
Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka paid tribute to the victims of the Brussels terrorist attacks by laying flowers and lighting a candle at the Belgian Embassy in Prague. He also extended his personal condolences to Belgian Ambassador to the Czech Republic Mrs Françoise Gustin and added his signature to the condolence book.
23. 3. 2016
Prime Minister Sobotka met with Chinese President Xi Jinping
The Czech Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka met today, 29th of March 2016, with the President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping in Prague’s Liechtenstein Palace. The Prime Minister followed on from the November meeting with the Chinese president, which took place during his visit to the People’s Republic of China in November 2015. The topics of today’s meeting were the development of mutual trade and investment, and the deepening of Czech-Chinese cooperation in the fields of industry, technology, tourism and healthcare. A further subject of the meeting was the developing bilateral cooperation in the framework of the Silk Road initiative.
