Foreign Minister Lipavský meets top officials and expats in Australia

Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský, who is on a tour of the Indo-Pacific, has held talks in Canberra and Sydney. The head of Czech diplomacy met with the Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia David Hurley and the Minister for Home Affairs and Cyber Security Clare O'Neil. He also discussed security issues with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Richard Marles.

Mr. Lipavský also met with Czech expats at the embassy in Canberra, where he opened an exhibition of artworks by young Czech artists and spoke to representatives of the Sokol sports organization in Sydney whom he presented with gifts from the Bohemians Praha football club. Among the issues discussed were efforts to push through a postal vote in time for the next general elections and a proposed amendment to the Citizenship Act, which should simplify the process of acquiring citizenship on the grounds of Czech ancestors.