Klaus and Fischer meet informally at ski resort

The Czech president, Václav Klaus, met the caretaker prime minister, Jan Fischer, in a ski resort in the area where both men are spending the New Year break. The two leaders and their wives reportedly did not discuss politics but family matters and holidays when they met at a restaurant in the town of Špindlerův Mlýn on Tuesday evening. Mr Klaus will host Prime Minister Fischer at a traditional New Year’s lunch at the presidential retreat at Lány on January 4.