Pavel to head Czech delegation to UN General Assembly, NATO summit delegation undecided

No decision was made on Monday on the composition of the Czech delegation to the upcoming NATO summit in Ankara, President Petr Pavel told reporters after leaving Monday’s cabinet session.

According to Mr.Pavel, Prime Minister Andrej Babiš (ANO) reiterated that the government would decide on the delegation on June 22.

At the same time, the president welcomed the government's approval of his appointment as head of the Czech delegation to the United Nations General Assembly, which will take place in New York in September.

The government and the president have been at odds for months over the makeup of the Czech delegation to the July NATO summit. Pavel insists on taking part and has prepared a constitutional competence lawsuit in case the government excludes him from the delegation.

Babiš has previously argued that the president should not be a member of the delegation, saying that the government should be responsible for defending the Czech Republic’s defence spending commitments at the summit.