Czech Foreign Minister Macinka to visit US for first time in office next week

Czech Foreign Minister Petr Macinka will visit the United States next week for the first time since taking office, he announced on social media. At the invitation of US Secretary of State, he will attend a ministerial conference on critical minerals in Washington on 4 February. Macinka also plans meetings with US lawmakers, investors and representatives of the conservative think-tank The Heritage Foundation. He said the conference may also be attended by US Vice President J.D. Vance. The trip will prevent him from attending a no-confidence vote in the Czech parliament.