Palestinian president to visit Prague

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is to visit Prague next Monday, the CTK news agency reported. He is expected to meet with Czech President Václav Klaus and Czech Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg, who led an EU delegation to the Middle East at the start of the year. As the country presiding over the EU, the Czech Republic has been actively involved in seeking a solution to the Middle East crisis. The Palestinian president was originally expected in Prague on February 2nd but the visit was postponed in order for him to attend peace talks in Cairo.