Speeches, etc.

Margaret Thatcher

Remarks after meeting Czech President (Vaclav Havel)

Document type: Speeches, interviews, etc.
Venue: No.10 Downing Street
Source: COI recording: OUP transcript
Editorial comments: Between 1730 and 1815. President Havel spoke after MT.
Importance ranking: Minor
Word count: 191

MT

We welcome President Havel on his brief visit to our country. We have watched both his career and we have had people in our parliament who when he was in prison fought for his release. We were thrilled when he became president. We have watched his remarkable speeches and what he is doing with Czechoslovakia and building it into democracy, and with a freer market economy. We have discussed some of the security problems which the new situation gives rise to, and started to discuss the shape of the new Europe in this decade and beyond. That's a very brief summary. I will now hand over to President Havel.

Havel

I am very happy I have had the opportunity to meet personally Mrs. Thatcher. I am grateful to her for her invitation to England, and I'm glad I have had an opportunity to inform her about the situation in our country, and to discuss with her the future developments in Europe and compare our stand and her stand, and the two stands are very, very close. Thank you very much for this acceptance.

MT

President Havel returns tonight and you'll be recording his speech.