Lower house speaker Okamura to visit China in the second half of July

The Speaker of the Czech Chamber of Deputies, Tomio Okamura (SPD), will visit China in the second half of July. According to a resolution of the Chamber's Organising Committee, he was invited by the chairman of the National People's Congress. Okamura is expected to be accompanied by Renata Vesecká (Motorists), who chairs the Chamber's Constitutional and Legal Affairs Committee.

The trip was first reported today by Aktuálně.cz, which said its purpose is to promote economic cooperation and tourism. According to the news outlet, citing a government resolution on scheduled official flights, the delegation will also include business representatives.