Czech foreign minister says his country will aid the international effort to break the power of the IS

Attending the UN General Assembly in New York, Czech Foreign Minister Lubomir Zaorálek met briefly with US Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday night to discuss the Islamic State threat and the situation in Ukraine. The Czech foreign minister said he had confirmed Prague’s commitment to the international effort to break the power of the IS by all means available. The two officials also discussed the present situation in Ukraine, the need to avert a humanitarian crisis during the winter and help create conditions for the country’s future democratic development.