President Reuven Rivlin held a state dinner tonight in honor of President Milos Zeman of the Czech Republic. Saluting his guest, Rivlin said, "Today, the relationship between Israel and the Czech Republic is a strategic one. With direct flights between Prague and Tel Aviv, and with Skoda’s new innovation center here in Israel, tourism and commerce between the Czech Republic and Israel is on the rise. But we can do so much more together, in business, culture, science, security, energy, tourism, to name just a few areas.”
President Zeman replied, “The table is laid with two glasses of wine, one white and one red. Sometimes, these colors symbolize political differences, but tonight I want to say that there are some issues where left and right agree, including friendship between countries. So, for the first time in my life, I will lift two glasses as a toast.”