As the Permanent Representative of the Czech Republic to the United Nations, I warmly welcome you to our website. This website should provide you with an overview of priorities of the Czech Republic within the UN framework as well as with the latest news concerning daily work of our Mission. It should also offer to anyone interested basic insights into the Czech foreign policy in a broader sense.

The Czech Republic's commitment to the United Nations is based on the respect of international law and on the principals of effective multilateralism. In this spirit, the Czech Government has declared as its objective to promote "an international environment oriented towards the development of political and economic cooperation on the basis of joint identification and management of threats and risks, preferably by political and peaceful means".

I also invite you to visit other linked websites to learn more about the Czech Republic, its economical and political development, social and cultural life. Last but not least, you will get acquainted with the Czech Republic's activities in the European Union and with our preparations for the EU presidency in the first half of the year 2009.

H.E. Mr. Martin PALOUŠ
Ambassador, Permanent Representative of the Czech Republic to the United Nations in New York