Foreign Minister: Czech-German Fund to continue

The Czech Foreign Minister Cyril Svoboda - meeting with his German counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier has revealed that the so-called Czech-German Fund for the Future will continue operating in coming years. Established a decade ago, the fund - focusing largely on Czech-German cultural and educational programmes - was originally slated to wrap up by the end of 2006. Mr Steinmeier has said that he will now ask the German Bundestag to decide on further funding. Germany has financed the fund - based in Prague - until now. During their meeting on Friday, both ministers praised bilateral relations and agreed to meet on a more regular basis.