Respected deputy foreign minister to quit post

Deputy foreign minister Rudolf Jindrák is to quit his post in a few weeks, Czech media report. According to the daily Lidové Noviny he is being lined up to replace Livia Klausová as the Czech ambassador to Bratislava. Jindrák was formerly ambassador in Berlin. Klausová faces a problem because the recently passed civil service law means that she is to old to continue in the position. When the issue was first raised, it was suggested that a way would be found to circumvent the new law.

Author: Chris Johnstone