Plzeň is gearing up for the arrival of US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday. The West Bohemian city was freed by the US Army on May 6, 1945 and Mr. Pompeo is set to lay a wreath at its Thanks, America! monument – three months after Covid-19 curtailed events marking the 75th anniversary of liberation. On Wednesday Pompeo is due to have meetings in Prague with Prime Minister Andrej Babiš and President Miloš Zeman as well as delivering an address at the Czech Senate.
