His four-party Quad Coalition demanded an explanation of the trip from Prime Minister Milos Zeman's Cabinet. Defense Ministry spokesman Milan Repka claims the systems would only be used for civilian purposes. Jiri Sedivy, head of Prague's Institute for International Relations, says such visits undermine the Czech Republic's position as a NATO ally. He refuses to blame Vetchy, however. He was simply doing it in a rather awkward way.
Secrecy is also a problem.
While EU governments publish annual reports on arms exports, the Industry and Trade Ministry keeps the specifics under wraps. The problem lies in the lack of information on whether these laws are being implemented. For now, says the Foreign Ministry's Pospisil, sales to troubled countries such as Sri Lanka will continue. But this is reality. Activists say officials have no fail-safe plan for radioactive waste The Prague Post Online contains a selection of articles that have been printed in The Prague Post , a weekly newspaper published in the Czech Republic.