Government, president fail to reach consensus on Georgia

The Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolánek has revealed that President Václav Klaus and the Czech government have not been able to reach a consensus on the Russian-Georgian conflict, after a meeting with the president on Tuesday. The Czech president and the government have been at odds over the conflict from earlier this month. The government condemned Russia’s actions in Georgia, including its recognition of the two would-be breakaway provinces on Tuesday. Earlier, President Klaus laid a measure of blame for the recent escalation of events with Georgia itself. Members of the Czech government dedicated to foreign policy and the president were aiming on Tuesday to agree on a common ground on the Georgian conflict ahead of a forthcoming EU summit dedicated to the crisis.