Brussels, 20/07/2001 (Agence Europe) - At this stage, the Czech Republic is not prepared to accept the EU's common negotiating position and to conclude talks on the "free movement of persons" and the "free movement of capitals" chapters, said Czech Foreign Minister Jan Kavan. For that reason, these chapters will not be on the agenda of the negotiating meeting to be held in Brussels next week (27 July) at deputy-level. "Our approach does not consist in concluding negotiations as soon as possible, but when circumstances are right", said Mr. Kavan. The Minister said he was sure that the position of the Fifteen - providing for a maximum seven-year transition period in which Member States may restrict the free movement of workers - will no longer be fundamentally changed, but considered that that the whole margin of manoeuvre had not yet been fully exploited. So far, five candidate countries have already accepted the EU offer on the free movement of persons: Hungary, Slovakia, Latvia, Malta and Cyprus.