Polish foreign minister defends media law on visit to Prague

On a working visit to Prague, Polish Foreign Minister Witold Waszczykowski defended the controversial new law on public media introduced by the new conservative government in Poland, saying it would open the media to all political parties.At a joint press briefing with his Polish counterpart Czech Foreign Minister Lubomir Zaoralek said he believed freedom of speech would be preserved in Poland.The Czech-Polish talks focussed on bilateral ties, cooperation within the Visegrad group states, the migrant crisis and the fight against terrorism. In connection with the visit the Czech media have speculated on the possible impact of the new Polish government on cooperation within the Visegrad group states and its relations with the EU.