President Zeman to attend Rhodes conference organized by oligarch Yakunin

Czech President Miloš Zeman will attend this year's international conference Dialogue of Civilisations in Rhodes, annually held by Russian businessman and close friend of President Vladimir Putin, Vladimir Yakunin. According to the news site parliamentnilisty.cz Mr. Zeman will be the main speaker at the conference this year. The president’s spokesman, Jiri Ovčáček, confirmed Mr. Zeman’s participation, saying his decision to attend the Rhodes conference was influenced by the possible participation of the Slovak and Hungarian prime ministers with whom he wanted to discuss the migrant crisis. The conference will open on September 30th.