Zeman called for a renewal of Visegrad cooperation. Zeman and Me iar agreed to renew the Czecho-Slovak commission for the division of state properties to resolve several outstanding points stemming from the split of Czechoslovakia. A majority believes that both husband and wife should work formal jobs to earn money for the family. The double burden for women remains. Two recent explosions in garbage cans in Prague have injured two tourists and caused severe burns and injuries leading to a double amputation for one Czech citizen.
Police are at a loss to explain the bombs.
Ethnic unrest erupted between Albanian asylum seekers and local Roma in Varnsdorf. Rumors were leaked by international news agencies that President V clav Havel is a candidate for this year's Nobel Peace Prize. President Havel visited the United States, where he met with President Clinton.