Czechs ready to play role in operations against Islamic State, says Zeman

Speaking on an official visit to Jordan, Czech President Miloš Zeman said that the Czech Republic was willing to play a role in joint operations against Islamic State. Mr. Zeman is in the Middle Eastern state a week after a Jordanian air force pilot was brutally killed by the terrorist organisation and said Czechs needed solidarity with Jordan that was concrete rather than verbal. The president, who is accompanied by a delegation of around three dozen business people, also said the Czech Republic could help Jordan in the area of energy security.