President Klaus meets with Cheney, Rice, in Washington

President Vaclav Klaus, on a visit to the US, has met with US Vice-President Dick Cheney at the White House. After talks on Thursday Mr Klaus told reporters the United States had attentively followed the situation in Europe concerning recent German elections. Mr Klaus also said he and the US vice-president discussed Czech aid to the victims of Hurricane Katrina, as well as such issues as the Middle East, Afghanistan and Iraq.

Earlier, on Wednesday, Mr Klaus met US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.