Prague  - The Czech presidency of the European Union Monday welcomed promise by Russian officials to resume EU-bound natural gas deliveries via Ukraine on Tuesday morning.

Prague  - A Czech artist's contribution to a European Union- wide art project to be unveiled in Brussels on Monday mocks Czech President Vaclav Klaus, an outspoken EU critic and global warming doubter, a report said Saturday.

The Lidove Noviny daily reported that a Czech piece in a giant jigsaw representing the 27 members of the EU features Klaus's controversial statements running on a display set in blue background.

"I don't know anything about that," said Klaus's spokesman Radim Ochvat.

Prague  - A Czech artist's contribution to a European Union- wide art project to be unveiled in Brussels on Monday mocks Czech President Vaclav Klaus, an outspoken EU critic and global warming doubter, a report said Saturday.

The Lidove Noviny daily reported that a Czech piece in a giant jigsaw representing the 27 members of the EU features Klaus's controversial statements running on a display set in blue background.

"I don't know anything about that," said Klaus's spokesman Radim Ochvat.

The 8-ton artwork, partially paid by the Czech state, is to be on display at a seat of the Council of the European Union during the country's presidency of the bloc lasting through June 30.

Prague - A Czech artist's contribution to an EU-wide art project to be unveiled in Brussels on Monday mocks Czech President Vaclav Klaus, an outspoken EU critic and global warming doubter, a report said Saturday.

The Lidove Noviny daily reported that a Czech piece in a giant jigsaw representing the 27 members of the European Union features Klaus' controversial statements running on a display set in blue background.

Klaus, who claims that global warming is not man-made and costly measures to curb it are a waste, promoted his views in a book titled Blue Planet in Green Shackles.

Kiev  - Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek met with Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko and Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko on Friday as part of an European Union diplomatic offensive to end a Russian natural gas embargo.

The Czech Republic holds the rotating presidency of the EU.

Yushchenko and Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, in a rare show of public solidarity, jointly met Toplanek at Kiev's Boryspil airport.

Prague  - Russia agreed Thursday to deploy monitors to observe Russian gas flow through Ukraine in a move that "should" lead to resumption of gas supplies to the European Union, the Czech EU presidency said.

The breakthrough followed talks between Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek, whose country chairs the EU until June 30, and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, the presidency said in a statement.

"Now the only decision missing is to put the gas in the system again," a Czech official close to the talks said.