This Sunday, the government and opposition rejected Defense Minister Jana Černochová’s call for the Czech Republic to withdraw from the UN. “I understand the minister’s outrage at the UN resolution that does not condemn Hamas terrorism in Israel,” said Prime Minister and Civic Democratic Party (ODS) colleague Petr Fiala, adding, however: “At the UN we have We will continue to defend our positions and convince other states that they are correct.”
Finance Minister Zbyněk Stanjura, also from the ODS, denied on CNN Prima News that the minister’s statements reflected the government’s position. Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský of the Pirate Party agreed with this assessment on Czech television, pointing out that “the United Nations Charter contains some absolutely important principles that apply even to the Czech Republic, given its size and position in the world.” “It represents a stable and predictable framework.” Lipavský added that she did not expect the minister’s comments to have any impact on the Czech Republic’s candidacy for membership as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council in 2032 and 2033.
The head of the ANO movement, former Prime Minister Andrej Babiš, stated that withdrawal from the UN was not necessary, even if the organization was not fulfilling its function.
Foreign media also responded to Černochová’s appeal, published by the German news agency DPA, the Israeli newspaper The Jerusalem Post and the Austrian newspaper Kurier.