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Czech Foreign Ministry
to support projects in Cuba, Belarus
Prague
Daily Monitor/CTK
/ 16 February 2007.
Prague, Feb 15 (CTK) - The Czech Foreign
Ministry has selected 17 projects aimed
at the support of human rights and civil
society in Belarus, Cuba, Iraq, Georgia,
Myanmar, Serbia and Moldova, the ministry
told CTK today.
According to previous information, the
Foreign Ministry this year allotted 20 million
crowns for these projects that are designed
to support democracy.
The concrete sums that will go to finance
individual projects and that will range
from hundreds of thousands to millions of
crowns will still be a subject for discussion,
the ministry said.
It is certain that the Institute of Documentary
Film will receive a ministry grant for the
project named Documentary Cuba as well as
the non-profit People in Need society that
prepared projects aimed at Cuba and also
Moldova and Myanmar.
The international association Civil Belarus
that support non-governmental organisations
will receive money to finance independent
radio broadcasts for Belarus and consulting
services and the Archdiocese Charity Prague
will receive financial aid for the training
of Belarussian students.
The Czech Republic is known for its critical
position towards the official Belarussian
leadership led by autocrat President Alexander
Lukashenko. Prague is also critical towards
the Cuban regime of Fidel Castro.
Brno's Masaryk University will receive
a grant to finance the studies of Iraqi
conservationists. Iraq is one of the priorities
of the Czech foreign policy and the grant
is part of the aid for the restoration of
historic heritage.
In all, 53 projects sought the Foreign
Ministry financial support, of which 17
succeeded and another six should be re-worked
and then they will have a chance to receive
money from the ministry.
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