White House officially confirms Obama to visit Prague in April

The White House confirmed on Friday that US President Barack Obama would be visiting the Czech Republic on April 4-5. Mr Obama will visit Prague during an informal summit of European leaders to discuss strengthening EU-US ties. A week ago, Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolánek suggested that Mr Obama would make his ‘European speech of the year’ in the Czech capital. The White House has yet to unveil Mr Obama’s programme for the trip. The US president will be accompanied by his wife Michelle on his visit to Prague, the White House has announced.