Kulhánek outlines plans for Czech presidency of EU in 2022

The Czech minister of foreign affairs, Jakub Kulhánek, has laid out the country’s plans for its presidency of the European Union in 2022. Mr. Kulhánek told Czech President Miloš Zeman at talks at his Lány residence on Saturday that the Prague government wished to host an EU summit with countries from the Western Balkans, as well as an EU-United States summit.

The foreign policy chief said this reflected the priorities of the Czech presidency – planned for the second half of next year – which were transatlantic ties and Western Balkans states’ preparations for EU accession.

Mr. Kulhánek said that in the nearer term the Czech Republic supported sanctions against the Lukashenko regime in Belarus.