Havel recovers from bronchial infection

Former president Václav Havel has fully recovered from illness: a bronchial infection that recently saw the cancellation of his planned meeting with Prince Charles and Camilla on an official visit to the Czech Republic. Mr Havel fell ill on March 23 and was given antibiotics by his doctors, after having a similar bout with the illness in February. It is well-known that he suffers greater risk from bronchial infections, suffering pneumonia in the past as well as being successfully operated for lung cancer. Mr Havel is now expected to return to regular daily affairs, his secretary said, confirming that there has been no word as to whether the former president will meet with US leader Barack Obama next week. Mr Obama will be in Prague to sign an historic nuclear arms reduction agreement with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. Messrs Obama and Havel met during the US president’s first trip to the Czech capital last April.