Prime Minister Paroubek meets senior politicians during brief visit to Egypt

Prime Minister Jiri Paroubek visited Egypt briefly on Thursday to reaffirm the stable relationship that both countries have enjoyed for decades and to revive business relations. Czech firms are hoping to help Egypt build roads, sewerage and power plants, re-open sugar refineries, and rebuild railways. The political situation in the Middle East was also discussed. In a two hour talk with President Hosni Mubarak, for example, both politicians agreed that it was too early to assess what turn relations will take in Israel, where the Israelis and the Palestinians have elected their new leaderships.

On Thursday afternoon, Prime Minister Paroubek flew back to Prague in order to attend a special government meeting on the flood situation.

Author: Dita Asiedu