President Pavel starts two-day visit to Poland

President Petr Pavel begins a two-day visit to Poland on Thursday. It is the new Czech head of state’s second foreign trip in office, following a visit to Slovakia at the start of the week. On Thursday Mr. Pavel is due to meet his Polish counterpart, Andrzej Duda, and other senior representatives.

The Czech president also plans to visit Kyiv next month, following a discussion with Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelensky earlier this week.