Klaus: Czech Republic honoured to host symbolic US-Russia meeting…

Mr Klaus also addressed the upcoming meeting of US President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart Dimitry Medvedev in Prague, where they are to sign a new disarmament treaty. Mr Klaus said that as a member of NATO the Czech Republic was honoured to host an event of such historic and symbolic significance a year after Mr Obama’s last visit to the country, when he outlined his vision for a nuclear free world in a keynote speech at Prague Castle. The Czech president said that his office was in daily contact with Washington and Moscow and was working on the details of the visit. The complete details of the US-Russian treaty however have not yet been finalised. Mr Obama told a press conference on Friday that he would discuss the final wording of the treaty with Mr Medvedev by telephone.