2024-04-15 20:01:50
Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala arrived at the White House, where negotiations with US President Joe Biden began.
Petr Fiala and Joe Biden. | Photo: Reuters
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Summary of highlights:
- Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala (ODS) is on a two-day visit to the United States, the main goal of which is a meeting with American President Joe Biden, scheduled for Monday evening our time.
- Fiala already met with CIA chief William Burns on Monday, the heads of all three Czech secret services also took part in the meeting.
- The Czech prime minister was last in the White House five years ago. Andrej Babiš was then received by Donald Trump.
22:00
21:59
It was sunny in Washington from the morning, but shortly before the arrival of the Czech delegation, it started to rain and eventually hail. Czech journalists could not wait outside the White House due to the threat of lightning.
21:47
21:41
Joe Biden received Petr Fiala in the Oval Office of the White House.
21:36
Careful inspection in front of the entrance to the residence of the US President.
Behind the scenes of Czech journalists from the White House. Like any journalist accompanying a visit to the Oval Office, their luggage must go through a strict security check, including by a dog handler. @NewsroomCT24 pic.twitter.com/aPuXwRRey2
— Bohumil Vostal (@BohumilVostal) April 15, 2024
21:34
Petr Fiala arrived at the White House. The meeting with President Joe Biden started half an hour late.
20:28
“A word to the mouth” of the former governor of the South Moravian Region, Michal Hašek.
20:23
Petr Fiala will be the second prime minister to be received by US President Joe Biden at the White House on Monday. In the morning EST, he met with Iraqi Prime Minister Muhammad Sudani.
20:06
I am heading to the White House, reports the Czech Prime Minister on the X social network.
Dealing with the CIA director shows a high level of confidence on the part of the United States. It is also an appreciation of the cooperation between the security services of our countries.
In a little while I will be heading to the White House to meet with the President of the United States. pic.twitter.com/wXjjJAKnQv
— Petr Fiala (@P_Fiala) April 15, 2024
20:01
19:56
The Czech Republic has contracted 180,000 pieces of artillery ammunition for Ukraine, and is working to secure another 300,000 pieces. Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala (ODS) wrote this in a comment in the British newspaper Financial Times, published during his visit to the United States.
18:15
“It was a very successful morning,” stated Fiala about the meeting with Burns and his colleagues, which, in addition to the heads of the Czech secret services, was also attended by national security adviser Tomáš Pojar. “The invitation and the debate showed a high degree of trust on the part of the US. It is also an appreciation of cooperation in the security field and between the intelligence services, which has been going on for a long time,” added the Czech Prime Minister.
Dealing with the CIA director shows a high level of confidence on the part of the United States. It is also an appreciation of the cooperation between the security services of our countries.
In a little while I will be heading to the White House to meet with the President of the United States. pic.twitter.com/wXjjJAKnQv
— Petr Fiala (@P_Fiala) April 15, 2024
18:10
Prime Minister Petr Fiala discussed the security situation in the world today at the headquarters of the American Central Intelligence Service (CIA) with its director William Burns. The heads of all three Czech secret services also took part in the meeting that started Fial’s visit to the USA. According to Fiala, the invitation is a sign of high confidence and appreciation of cooperation between the intelligence services.
16:53
Fiala presents Biden with a framed photograph of Václav Havel with the former US Secretary of State and Czech native Madeleine Albright, and a glass droplet created by Anna Martinková, a student at the University of Applied Arts (UMPRUM). This was reported by the iDnes.cz server with reference to the prime minister’s spokeswoman Lucia Ješátková. Albright’s photo comes from Oldřich Škácha, Václav Havel’s court photographer.
16:29
The fact that the heads of all three Czech secret services traveled to the USA with Fiala for the first time in history is, according to Aktuálně.cz reporter Jan Horák, “an expression of completely above-standard relations”.
16:25
16:07
Fiala describes the reception at the White House as proof of the excellent mutual relations between the Czech Republic and the USA. He considers it symbolic that it is taking place in the year when the Czech Republic, in the presence of American ex-president Bill Clinton, commemorated a quarter of a century since joining NATO.
16:02
“They will certainly affect the current level of cooperation between the CIA and the American and Czech intelligence services in general,” said National Security Advisor Tomáš Pojar about the planned meeting at the CIA. The intelligence headquarters is located in Langley, Virginia.
CIA chief William Burns. | Photo: Reuters
15:49
The heads of all three Czech secret services are to accompany Fiala to the CIA headquarters. The Security Information Service is managed by Michal Koudelka, the Office for Foreign Relations and Information is headed by Vladimír Posolda, and the Military Intelligence is under the command of Jan Beroun.
15:47
At the beginning of his working visit, Fiala is heading to a meeting with CIA director William Burns, with whom he will discuss security cooperation.
15:45
Prime Minister Petr Fiala (ODS) will spend two days in Washington. He should discuss security cooperation or support for Ukraine with Biden. He also wants to open the topics of mutual economic relations or nuclear energy. The latest developments in the Middle East are also expected to be discussed.
15:43
Dear readers,
welcome to the online broadcast of the meeting between Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala and American President Joe Biden. Fiala’s meeting with Biden in the White House is scheduled for 21:00 CEST and should last about an hour.
Zahraničí, CTK
Updated 11 minutes ago
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