Czech leaders welcome election of Truss as new UK PM

The Czech prime minister, Petr Fiala, has congratulated Liz Truss on her new role as UK PM and leader of the Conservative Party. Mr. Fiala, who heads the right-wing Civic Democrats, said on Monday that he believed the UK would remain a valued ally of Czechia and the European Union.

The Czech foreign minister, Jan Lipavský, said he was looking forward to making a great bilateral relationship even better and would like to welcome Ms. Truss to Prague.