PRAGUE, Jan 1 (Reuters) - The Czech prime minister, who holds the European Union presidency, said on Thursday he was planning to organise a diplomatic mission on behalf of the bloc to the Middle East to address the conflict there.

Mirek Topolanek said the mission would include EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana, EU External Relations Commissioner Benita Ferrero-Waldner, Czech Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg and his French and Swedish counterparts. (Reporting by Jana Mlcochhova, Writing by Michael Winfrey)

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