Press: Ministry lobbying for Dlouhý to head OECD

The Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs is lobbying for the president of the Czech Chamber of Commerce, Vladimír Dlouhý, to be appointed head of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Lidové noviny reported on Monday. Mr. Dlouhý has also launched his own campaign for the position, the newspaper said. The current head of the OECD is due to step down next year.

Mr. Dlouhý, an economist, served as minister of industry and trade for five years in the 1990s.