Czech Republic to back Polish candidate for top NATO post

The Czech Republic has said it will back Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski as the new head of NATO. Czech Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg announced support for his Polish counterpart a week ahead of a NATO meeting which should decide on the replacement for the current Secretary General, Dutchnman Jaap de Hoop Scheffer. The favourite in the race so far is Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen.