Czech prime minister visits Pakistan

On an official visit to Pakistan Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek praised Islamabad's contribution to the fight against terrorism, saying that Pakistan played an important stabilizing and peacekeeping role in the region. At a press conference in Islamabad, Pakistani Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz called on the international community to participate to a greater extent in the post-war reconstruction of neighboring Afghanistan. Business and trade were also high on the agenda of the talks. The Czech company Moravske Naftove Doly is well established in Pakistan, mining some 300 million cubic meters of gas a year, and the Czech Republic is seeking new investment opportunities in the country.