Mr. Vaclav Havel's Representative Responds to Practitioners from the Office of the President of the Czech Republic

The Office of the President of the Czech Republic In Prague 30 July 2001

Dear ...

Allow me to thank you in the name of the President of the Czech Republic for your letter, in which you mention the non-observance of human rights in China, namely the suppression of the rights of persons practicing Falun Gong.

The President observes with great disquiet how some countries even today deny basic human rights. That is also why in various international and national venues he devotes much attention to the upholding of these rights, and by means of appealing to these countries international interests he is trying to develop an intense international pressure to bear on them. Your letter is a valuable encouragement for the Office of the President of the Republic, and we have allowed ourselves to send it to the attention of the Foreign Committee of the Senate.

In conclusion, allow me to request that you keep in touch with the Office of the President of the Republic about supporting human rights in China. With greetings,

signed The Director of the Political Committee Prague Castle Czech Republic