Czech, Serbian presidents exchange state honours at Prague Castle

President Miloš Zeman today awarded his Serbian counterpart Aleksandar Vučić the highest Czech state award, the Order of the White Lion of the First Class, at a Prague Castle ceremony.

Zeman in turn received a high Serbian award for heads of state or government. Both awards go to people promoting the respective countries or relations between them.

Zeman apologized to Vučić for the 1999 bombing by NATO of rump Yugoslavia. At a press conference with Vučić on Tuesday in Prague, he asked the Serbian people for forgiveness for himself.

Vučić is also due to meet with the heads of both chambers of Parliament, Senator Miloš Vystrčil (Civic Democrats) and MP Radek Vondráček (ANO).