E15: Klaus plans state visit to Russia in October

Czech President Václav Klaus is to visit Russia in mid-October to discuss economic relations between Prague and Moscow, the newspaper E15 reported on Tuesday. The daily cited sources from the Russian Embassy in the Czech Republic, though the president’s office refused to confirm the visit. Mr Klaus is reported to have agreed upon the visit, which will include a meeting with his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev, during an EU-Russia summit in May. On Monday, President Klaus met Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexandr Zhukov at Prague Castle.