… while Canada may reintroduce visas for Czechs

In related news, Mr Langer said on Sunday that he cannot rule out Canada re-imposing visa restrictions for Czechs. Speaking on Czech Television, the interior minister said that if the number of Czech asylum seekers in Canada grew to more than 500, then Ottawa could ‘naturally’ reintroduce visa requirements for Czechs. Late last month PM Mirek Topolánek said that Czechs’ visa-free travel was ‘not jeopardised’ by the current number of Czech asylum seekers in Canada. It was recently revealed that 466 Czechs had sought asylum in Canada since visa restrictions were lifted last November. Speaking on Sunday, Mr Langer said that if Canada reintroduced visas for Czechs, then Prague would have to consider reintroducing visas for Canadians traveling to the Czech Republic.