Czech Republic wants to become non-permanent member of UN Security Council

The Czech Republic wants to become a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council in 2008. The Czech ambassador to the UN Radim Palous said the Czech Republic has a lot of support from other UN countries and in the vote later this year, it has a great chance of beating Croatia, the other candidate for the post. However, the Czech Republic will at the same time also assume the European Union chairmanship which might put the Czech government bodies in a difficult position.