Czech foreign minister to visit Palestine, Cyprus

Czech Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg is scheduled to leave for a visit to Palestine on Saturday to meet his Palestinian counterpart Riyad Maliki and Prime Minister Salam Fayyad in Ramallah. After his visit to Palestine, Schwarzenberg will fly to Cyprus where he will stay until May 8. He will have talks with Cypriot politicians to get acquainted with Cypruss positions ahead of its EU presidency.