PM to pay two-day visit to France

Prime Minister Jan Fischer is to pay a two-day working visit to France on Monday and Tuesday, during which he is expected to meet his French counterpart Francois Fillon and Economy Minister Christine Lagarde. The talks are expected to focus on a range of bilateral issues as well the threat of a deepening financial crisis in the eurozone. This visit will be the first top-level contact between the two countries since the Czech presidency of the European Union which to some extent strained relations between them.