On November 28, 2023 – The Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies, Markéta Pekarová Adamová, spoke at the influential Berlin international conference on foreign policy, the Berlin Foreign Policy Forum. In her contribution, she focused on the current changes and challenges of the world order and appealed for the continuation of coordinated support for Ukraine’s defense against Russian aggression. She ended her working trip around Germany with a meeting with federal legislators.
The Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic, Markéta Pekarová Adamová, spoke in a panel debate as part of the professional international conference Berlin Foreign Policy Forum. The debate focused on urgent foreign-political issues related to current changes in the international order.
“Steps that we previously considered impossible in our conditions were accomplished within a few months. We managed to significantly reduce our dependence on Russian raw materials. We also began providing Ukraine with sophisticated weapons systems and an unprecedented amount of financial aid. No less important is that the EU has decided to grant Ukraine and Moldova the status of a candidate country and that the accession process in the Western Balkans has been accelerated after long years of stagnation,” said the Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies, Markéta Pekarová Adamová, in her contribution.
Since its establishment in 2011, the Berlin Foreign Policy Forum has become one of the most influential platforms in the field of foreign policy. Every year, it brings high-ranking politicians, government representatives, diplomats, academics, and journalists to the German capital to discuss foreign policy challenges for Europe.
“However, after the initial success, we seem to be running out of steam. I fear that we have become somewhat complacent and have begun to believe that the conflict in Ukraine is manageable and no longer poses an existential threat. As a result, we are not supplying as many weapons and ammunition as the resisting Ukrainians need,” said the speaker of the House of Representatives, Markéta Pekarová Adamová, and added: “I returned from Kyiv a few days ago. The situation is really serious there. We witnessed the most massive drone attack since the beginning of last year’s aggression. Ukrainians urgently need our support – political, financial, and military. This is where Germany, the Czech Republic, and other like-minded countries in the region should coordinate and set an example for everyone else.”
At the end of her two-day working trip to Germany, the speaker of the House of Representatives also met with a group of legislators from the Bundestag of the Federal Republic of Germany.
