Czech president Vaclav Klaus received by British Queen Elisabeth

Czech President Vaclav Klaus and his wife Livia were received by British Queen Elisabeth II in the Buckingham Palace on Thursday. British Princess Anne was also present at the ceremony. The Queen was given six Moser goblets with the same monogram as on the service presented to her by the Czechoslovak government 60 years ago. "Our talk was friendly, both personal and about relations between our countries", president Klaus said after the reception. During his visit to London, the Czech head of state also met British Foreign Secretary David Miliband and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown. Among the topics on their agenda was the Czech EU presidency.