PM and President settle dispute

The dispute between Prime Minister Paroubek and President Vaclav Klaus over foreign policy appears to be over. The two leaders met on Tuesday morning to clear up a dispute which erupted after the Prime Minister accused the President of allegedly overstepping his foreign policy mandate by criticizing the EU Constitution on foreign visits. The Czech government is strongly pro-federalist and Mr. Paroubek accused the President of sending out "confusing signals" regarding the Czech Republic's position. Following their meeting the Prime Minister told journalists that he and the President had agreed to hold foreign policy consultations more frequently and would try to present a unified stand on key issues.