Czech Senate issues strong response to Okamura’s provocative statements on Ukraine
Photo: Chair of the Czech Senate Miloš Vystrčil (Getty Images)
The Czech Senate expressed clear support for Ukraine and distanced itself from the provocative statements of Speaker Okamura, this is stated in a Senate resolution shared on Twitter (X) by its chair, Miloš Vystrčil.
The resolution states that the Senate firmly rejects the false and offensive statements made by the Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of Czechia, Tomio Okamura, in his New Year’s address.
"The Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic, as part of the Parliament of the Czech Republic, firmly distances itself from the false and offensive statements of the Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic, contained in his New Year’s address," reads the resolution adopted by the upper house of parliament on January 21.
In addition, the Senate distanced itself from statements that questioned the confirmed findings of the investigation into the 2014 Vrbětice explosions, voiced by Radim Fiala, head of the SPD parliamentary group. Separately, the upper house condemned attempts to shift responsibility for the war in Ukraine, made during a visit to Kyiv by Filip Turek, a lawmaker from the Motorists party.
Thus, the upper chamber of parliament reaffirmed its support for Ukraine as a country that has been attacked and its readiness to continue key forms of assistance, including humanitarian aid and military initiatives.
The Senate also stressed the importance of Czechia’s participation in the EU and NATO and emphasized that spreading doubts about this position is unacceptable.
What Okamura said
On November 5, businessman and politician of Japanese origin Tomio Okamura became head of the lower chamber of the Czech parliament.
In his New Year’s address, Czech parliamentary speaker Tomio Okamura referred to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his entourage as a "junta." He also said he does not want Ukraine to become a member of the European Union.
Following this, Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha held talks with his Czech counterpart, Petr Macinka.
