{"id":57803,"date":"2023-07-25T17:41:53","date_gmt":"2023-07-25T15:41:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=57803"},"modified":"2023-07-26T09:42:45","modified_gmt":"2023-07-26T07:42:45","slug":"czech-republic-appoints-for-first-time-an-ambassador-to-kosovo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/czech-republic-appoints-for-first-time-an-ambassador-to-kosovo\/","title":{"rendered":"Czech Republic appoints an ambassador to Kosovo for the first time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\">The Czech Republic will send its ambassador to Pristina for the first time, 15 years after recognizing Kosovo&#8217;s independence, the Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">President of the Czech Republic, Petr Pavel, has appointed Bohumil Mazanek as ambassador to Kosovo, at the proposal of the Government.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic explained to Radio Free Europe that until now, the diplomatic mission was headed by the &#8220;charged officer&#8221;, while now the ambassador has been appointed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The government of former Prime Minister Mirko Topolanek recognized the independence of Kosovo in the year of its declaration in 2008.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">While the position of the Czech state regarding independence has never changed, the two past presidents of the Czech Republic, Vaclav Klaus and Milo\u0161 Zeman, had not appointed a Czech ambassador to Kosovo, and the latter had even proposed withdrawing recognition.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Petr Pavel, former head of the Czech army and senior NATO official, began a five-year term as president of the Czech Republic on March 9.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The ambassador-designate, Mazanek, is one of the Czech diplomats with a degree from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations, and has so far served as ambassador to Lithuania, charg\u00e9 d&#8217;affaires in Thailand and consul general in China and Poland.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Czech Republic will send its ambassador to Pristina for the first time, 15 years after recognizing Kosovo&#8217;s independence, the Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Tuesday. President of the Czech Republic, Petr Pavel, has appointed Bohumil Mazanek as ambassador to Kosovo, at the proposal of the Government. 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