Prague - The Czech Republic's government plans to hold an international donors´ conference for war-torn Georgia by the end of this year.

Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg announced the plan in a Sunday political talk show Otázky Václava Moravce (Questions from Václav Moravec)on public service Czech TV.

Discussions with EU

Schwarzenberg would like the conference to take place as soon as possible, ideally in the fall.

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The minister added that other European countries have expressed interest in participating in the conference.

"At the moment, we are communicating with other countries, especially the EU member states, to find out if there is a will to organize such a conference," the minister´s spokeswoman Zuzana Opletalová told Aktuálně.cz.

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To help, not to judge

Opletalová said the conference is above all expected to understand how to help the Caucasian country damaged by the conflict with the Russian army and separatist forces.

"The conference will not aim to discuss the causes of the conflict, but to solve its consequences," Opletalová explained.

Last week, the Czech government decided to donate CZK 150 million (EUR 6 million) to Georgia.

The sum, expected to be used to rebuild the country´s destroyed infrastructure, will be disbursed to Georgia win the course of three years.

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Final test before EU presidency?

For the Czech government, this initiative will be an opportunity to prove its ability to handle an important event on the international political scene.

If the conference is really held this year, it will be very likely seen as a preview of how the Czech Republic will handle a much tougher challenge - its EU presidency in the first half of 2009.

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