President Pavel to attend meeting of National Security Council on Wednesday

President Petr Pavel will attend a meeting of the National Security Council on Wednesday, the Presidential Office’s press department announced on its website. Ahead of the session, the president is scheduled to meet with Prime Minister Andrej Babiš (ANO) at Prague Castle. The top officials are  due to discuss the rift between the head of state and the Motorists over the president’s refusal to appoint Filip Turek environment minister. The president last week accused Minister Macinka of trying to blackmail him into complying.

The president last attended a meeting of the National Security Council at the beginning of January. At that time, discussions included the future of the ammunition initiative through which Czechia facilitates deliveries of large-calibre ammunition to Ukraine. Babiš said then that the initiative would continue, but that Czechia would not contribute funding to it.