
參議院議長韋德齊質疑政府外交政策矛盾,總理巴比斯稱對行程不知情
捷克國防部長祖納計畫出席北京香山論壇,遭參議院議長韋德齊質疑其與中國對俄立場不符,且行程與國會會議衝突。總理巴比斯表示對此行程不知情,引發捷克政壇對政府領導能力及外交政策一致性的爭議。
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捷克國防部長祖納預定出席北京香山論壇,引發國內對於政府外交政策與北約盟友立場一致性的質疑。
捷克國防部長祖納(Jaromir Zuna)預定9月中旬前往中國,出席第13屆「北京香山論壇」,在捷克內部引發外交與安全爭議。參議院議長韋德齊(Miloš Vystrčil)質疑,捷克軍方最高層代表,無法前往遭俄羅斯入侵的烏克蘭參加重要安全會議,國防部長卻計畫出席由中國主辦的安全與國防論壇,凸顯政府外交與安全政策的矛盾。
中央社報導,第13屆香山論壇將於15日至17日在北京舉行。韋德齊指出,中國是「俄羅斯的盟友」,並透過對俄國的供應協助俄方維持戰爭能力,質疑祖納是否有必要前往中國參加論壇。眾議院國防委員會主席弗萊克(Josef Flek)也認為,捷克身為北大西洋公約組織(NATO)成員國,短期內若接連派遣眾議院議長及國防部長訪問中國,將帶來安全疑慮。
不過,眾院議長岡村富夫(Tomio Okamura)辯稱,香山論壇是重要的國際安全與國防會議,美國、西歐國家、北約及歐盟均有代表參加,捷克派員出席有助掌握相關資訊,不代表向中國「卑躬屈膝」。
但捷克智庫「解析中國」(Sinopsis)創辦人馬定和(Martin Hala)指出,歐美國家雖派員參加,但通常僅為副部長或其他較低層級官員,以觀察員身分出席;根據目前可取得的資料,過去從未有北約或歐盟成員國防長參加香山論壇。他認為,若祖納真的出席,很可能會在會場「乾等」。
此外,祖納的訪中行程還與國會國防委員會會議衝突。原訂9月1日舉行的會議因祖納出國而取消,改至15日召開,但祖納可能再次請假,無法與會。弗萊克表示,委員會原本希望與防長討論國防預算、軍事支出及軍隊現代化等重要議題,若是前往白宮尚可理解,前往中國則「實在無法理解」。
祖納此行另一項爭議,是捷克總理巴比斯(Andrej Babiš)似乎並不知情。政府最新公布的政府航班計畫,並未列入祖納的訪中行程。岡村解釋,祖納預計搭乘一般民航班機,因此未列入政府專機安排。岡村還說,訪中計畫已在執政聯盟會議中,與巴比斯及外交部長馬欽卡(Petr Macinka)討論。
然而,巴比斯7日面對媒體詢問時卻表示,祖納並未通知他,他對此事不知情。韋德齊隨後批評,若巴比斯所言屬實,代表總理「沒有能力領導政府」;若巴比斯是在說謊,同樣令人無法接受。
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