According to Fico, the meeting was a preparation for his visit to China next spring.

Source: https://spectator.sme.sk/c/23255785/news-digest-protests-against-government-gain-strength-as-thousands-take-to-streets.html

Bob Bradshaw wrote: "After so many years of resisting this, it is incredibly sad to hear that the woodland has been cleared over and above what was permitted in an obvious action that is a preparation for yet another application to build houses.

Source: https://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/23437462.heartbreak-destroyed-woodland-bourne-end/?ref=rss

But it’s only a preparation game.

Source: https://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/with-a-little-more-finesse-the-world-cup-is-within-reach-for-the-matildas-20230715-p5dofn.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

Honestly - this is likely a preparation for the general feeling from the US that there will be a war with China in the near future.

Source: https://news.slashdot.org/story/23/06/09/2054234/the-us-is-building-factories-at-a-wildly-fast-rate?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed

However, even before the prayer, there is a preparation that can elevate the prayer, akin to how the prophets spoke with God.

Source: https://www.jewishpress.com/judaism/parsha/torah-shorts-parshat-vaera-super-prayer-powers/2023/01/19/

This is a preparation for a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Tourism, Infrastructure, Agriculture, Education and the Kota Kinabalu Industrial Park (KKIP) which will be launched by Chief Minister Datuk Seri Panglima Hajiji Noor, she said.

Source: https://www.theborneopost.com/2023/02/11/address-wildlife-issues-in-sabah-christina/