Biden to visit Prague on October 23

US Vice President Joe Biden is set to visit Prague on October 23 for talks with the Czech president, Václav Klaus, and Prime Minister Jan Fischer, the ČTK news agency reported on Wednesday. Mr Biden is coming some five weeks after the administration of Barack Obama scrapped plans to position elements of a US anti-missile defence shield in the Czech Republic and Poland. The vice president is expected to assure Czech officials of the importance the region has for the United States. Mr Biden will also visit Poland and Romania during his European tour.