Pavel visits German President Steinmeier

Czech President Petr Pavel was received with military honours in Berlin on Tuesday morning at Bellevue Palace, the official residence of the President of Germany, by his German counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier. Before leaving for Berlin, the Czech head of state said that he wanted to use the trip to reset presidential relations and that he does not expect any contentious issues to be discussed.

Mr Pavel will also meet unofficially with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in the late afternoon.