Czech foreign minister to attend Madeleine Albright’s funeral

Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský will attend the funeral of the former US secretary of state Madeleine Albright next week in Washington, the ctk news agency reported citing foreign ministry sources. Madeleine Albright, who was of Czech descent, had exceptionally close ties with her old homeland, was a close friend of the late president Vaclav Havel and did a great deal to support the Czech Republic’s integration into Western structures after the fall of communism. She died on March 23at the age of 84. The funeral will be held at the National Cathedral in Washington on April 27.