The press conference was organised on the occasion of the unveiling of a memorial plaque in honour of the 17th Fusilier Battalion of Liège, which contributed to the liberation of the city of Pilsen on 6 May 1945, and the opening ceremony of an exhibition commemorating the 80th anniversary of Operation Anthropoid. Serge Mantovani, Honorary Consul in Liège, hosted the press conference. This was the seventh presentation of the priorities of the Czech Presidency for Ambassador Pavel Klucký.