Pavel set to appoint Vyborný agriculture minister on June 29

President Petr Pavel could appoint Marek Vyborný of the Christian Democrats as minister of agriculture on June 29. Prime Minister Petr Fiala said on Thursday that he and the president had provisionally agreed on that date.

Mr. Pavel said he first wished to meet Mr. Vyborný, as he did not know him personally. The former Christian Democrats chairman will replace Zdeněk Nekula, who said on Wednesday he would step down by the end of the month.