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Hoovers Online Czech News Agency: Communists plan counter-summit, demonstrations during NATO summit July 15, 2002 10:08pm PRAGUE, July 15 (CTK) - The Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia (KSCM) is preparing an international conference for November that is supposed to be an ideological counterweight to the NATO summit to take place in Prague in November, KSCM spokeswoman Vera Zezulkova told CTK today. The KSCM and its international allies plan a protest for November 20 on Prague's Old Town Square to protest the meeting of heads of state and government from NATO and Partnership for Peace. The KSCM has contacted 40 European leftist parties that began to confirm the participation of its representatives at the counter-summit. The conference it to offer Europe a different security alternative than is offered by NATO Zezulkoova said adding that the central committee of the KSCM took up planning the conference today. The KSCM has taken part in protests against globalisation and the KSCM did not stand aside during the meeting of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank meeting in Prague in September of 2000. Besides anarchists, the communists and leftist youth from all over Europe came to Prague during the meeting and was the second biggest group. The demonstrations of the communist youth, were usually peaceful, however. The top-level NATO and Partnership for Peace summit is to take place in Prague on November 21 and 22 in the Congress Centre. The summit will be accompanied by major extensive security measures. Allies from NATO will help to guard the air space above the Czech Republic during the meeting. European police forces are currently exchanging information on individuals who could disturb the summit and intelligence services are also cooperating. All those involved with the organisation of the summit will have to be vetted. A total of 46 heads of state with large delegations and several thousand journalists will come to Prague during the summit. Anti-globalisation protesters are also expected. Alexandr Vondra, the government commissioner for the summit's preparation recently said that he is satisfied with the summit's preparation so far. yop/dr/rtj Copyright � 2002 CTK Czech News Agency. Source: Financial Times Information Limited. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Autos - Get free new car price quotes http://autos.yahoo.com --------------------------- ANTI-NATO INFORMATION LIST ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [email protected] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.bacIlu Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
