The developing countries need trade, not aid

English Pages, 29. 11. 2007

Ladies and Gentlemen,

It is a real pleasure for me to be here and to get the opportunity to address this important gathering, both as a person who cares about the development of this part of the world and as President of the Czech Republic.

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Address delivered by the President of the Czech Republic at a luncheon hosted by the Leader of the House of Commons and a Minister of British government Harriet Harman

English Pages, 8. 11. 2007

Madam Minister, Dear guests

I would like to thank you for this special lunch and for the opportunity to meet with you. In the past almost five years of my presidential mandate I have visited your country six times.

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The Other Side of Global Warming Alarmism

English Pages, 7. 11. 2007

Thank you for the invitation and the opportunity to address this distinguished audience. I would like to start by stressing how glad I am to be for the first time in the well-known Chatham House which has been the place of so many important talks and discussions in the whole 87 years of its existence.

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Address of the President of the Republic to the Members of the Diplomatic Corps on the Occasion of the Czech National Day

English Pages, 28. 10. 2007

Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen,

It is a great pleasure having you here to celebrate – together with us – the National Day of the Czech Republic, the day our independent and sovereign state was established 89 years ago.

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What Is Endangered: Climate or Freedom?

English Pages, 28. 9. 2007

Thank you very much for the invitation to this important gathering. Thank you for giving me a chance to address this very distinguished audience.

I have to start on a personal note. This is not my first visit of Salt Lake City. I spent here two hours in one beautiful spring morning in May, 1969.

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Statement by H.E. Mr. Václav KLAUS President of the Czech Republic at the General Debate of the 62nd Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations

English Pages, 26. 9. 2007

Mr. Chairman,

Allow me to congratulate you on your election as President of the 62nd Session of the General Assembly. I also welcome the highly respected Secretary General at his first opening session of this Assembly.

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Notes for the speech of the President of the Czech Republic at the UN Climate Change Conference

English Pages, 24. 9. 2007

Distinguished colleagues, ladies and gentlemen,

Responsible politicians know that they have to act when it is necessary. They know that their duty is to initiate public policy responses to issues that could pose a threat to the people of their countries.

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President’s Address at the Ceremonial Gathering Marking the 70th Anniversary of the Death of President Masaryk

English Pages, 13. 9. 2007

Distinguished and esteemed guests, Ladies and Gentlemen,

We have come together here to remember that tomorrow 70 years will have elapsed since the death of Tomas Garrigue Masaryk, a man whose name is indivisibly linked with modern Czech statehood. A man who belongs among the greatest personalities of our history. A man whose legacy is a permanent inspiration for our democracy.

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Global Warming Hysteria or Freedom and Prosperity?

English Pages, 7. 9. 2007

One can tell – with a high degree of confidence – what topics are expected to be raised here, this morning when it comes to discussing the key challenges of today’s world. The selection of the moderator and my fellow-panelists only confirms it.

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The end of good old times?

English Pages, 13. 8. 2007

During the last two weeks, movie experts have written almost everything about the two, perhaps the most famous personalities of the world's cinematography - Ingmar Bergman of Sweden and Michelangelo Antonioni of Italy.

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