Czech Republic to choose first immigrants in August

The Czech Republic might start choosing the first immigrants who will be selected to stay in the country in refugee camps in Jordan and Kurdistan at the turn of August, Interior Minister Milan Chovanec said on Thursday, adding that church representatives are ready to help with the process on the spot. Mr Chovanec made the statement after a meeting with representatives of the Czech Bishops' Conference and the Ecumenical Council of Churches. The churches have also offered that the foreign immigrants could be housed in their facilities at the beginning of their stay in the Czech Republic. The Czech government recently agreed to accept 1,500 refugees by the end of 2017.