Slovak president meets Klaus at Prague Castle

Czech President Václav Klaus received his Slovak counterpart, Ivan Gašparovič, on Monday. Top of the agenda at the meeting at Prague Castle was gas supplies. Slovakia was badly hit by the recent gas dispute between Russia and Ukraine, and relied upon gas being pumped in from the Czech Republic. On Monday, the Slovak president thanked the Czech Republic for its gas deliveries throughout the crisis. He said that ties between the two countries continued to be strong.