Italian and Czech foreign ministers meet

Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini was also in Prague on Tuesday meeting with his Czech counterpart Karel Schwarzenberg. Discussion focused primarily on EU and security issues. A memorandum on consultation and cooperation between their ministries was also signed, as was an agreement on Czech-Italian cooperation on culture, education, science and technology. Mr Frattini and Mr Schwarzenberg also condemned reported attacks on Christian churches in Indonesia and addressed the necessity to protect the rights of Christians internationally.