PM to attend Visegrad summit in Warsaw

Prime Minister Mirek Topolánek will attend Wednesday’s summit of the Visegrad group states in Warsaw, his office said on Tuesday. The meeting of Czech, Polish, Hungarian and Slovak leaders should focus on areas of common policy in EU matters, coordinate the group’s position ahead of Friday’s EU summit on the global financial crisis and address a number of bilateral issues. Mr. Topolánek and his Polish counterpart Donald Tusk are expected to discuss the stationing of elements of the US missile defense shield in their countries and debate relations with Washington under the new president.