Senate president to fly commercial to Taiwan, slams government refusal

A Senate delegation led by the upper chamber’s chairman, Miloš Vystrčil (ODS), will travel to Taiwan on a commercial flight from Prague to Taipei, a route that was launched three years ago with Vystrčil’s support. He told journalists today that the government coalition of ANO, SPD, and Motorists had refused to provide a government aircraft, as had previously been customary. He described the decision as a betrayal and a stab in the back for business representatives and members of the science, research, and cultural sectors who were supposed to join the mission, and whose participation is now uncertain. Vystrčil plans to make the trip to Taiwan at the turn of May and June.