Czech Republic "reserved" to Libyan compensation deal

The attitude of the Czech Republic to the payments for the Libyan families of HIV-positive children is "reserved", according to a Foreign Ministry spokesperson. Libya claims the children were infected by five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor who have been held in custody for eight years and sentenced to death. Libya came up with a proposal according to which four Europeans countries, including the Czech Republic, should drop their debt claims, which may make the Lybian Supreme Court change the sentences and let the foreign medics serve jail time instead. According to the ministry spokesperson, the Czech Republic wants to participate in humanitarian aid programmes that have no connection with the cause.