“Tne Czech Republic regards racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance as phenomena which must be resolutely combatted and it places great emphasis on the need for the establishment of conditions for their elimination.” (from the Statement by H. E. Mr. Jan Kavan, Deputy-Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance, Durban, South Africa, Sunday 2 September 2001)
The Czech population lives on the territory among the crossroads of Western and Eastern Europe. They considered themselves as pushed to be xenophobic by their geographic location.