Czech Republic: President Zeman Names 15 New Ambassadors

People ♦ Published: July 26, 2013; 18:42 ♦ (Vindobona)

The step had been delayed for several months over Zeman’s dispute with Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg over the filling of ambassadorial posts in Bratislava and Moscow.

Czech Republic: President Zeman Names 15 New Ambassadors / Picture: © Wikipedia / David Sedlecký

Spokeswoman Hana Burianova announced that Czech President Milos Zeman signed the authorizations for fifteen new ambassadors mainly working in African countries, but also in Poland, Denmark, Portugal and Luxembourg. On Wednesday Zeman announced the group of ambassadors included those with no doubts about their capabilities. "These are the ambassadors proposed by Schwarzenberg and…