Obama visit programme takes on more private character: press

US President Barack Obama is likely to have a lower key start to his Prague visit than local politicians had hoped, the daily Mladá Fronta Dnes reported on Saturday. It reported the US President has opted for a private dinner in a Czech restaurant with his wife after he touches down in Prague on April 4 rather than an official visit to Prague Castle and the Czech President. Czech organisers have been somewhat taken aback that the whole programme has a more private character then they envisaged, the paper adds. The meeting between US and President Václav Klaus is due to take place early on April 5.

Author: Chris Johnstone