Meeting of the President of the Senate of Romania, Nicolae Ciucă with the President of the Czech Republic, Petr Pavel
Text: H.E. Ms. Antoaneta Barta, Ambassador of Romania to the Czech Republic, Edit: Martina Hošková, Photo: Ștefan Ristache, official photographer of the Senate of Romania
The visit took place shortly after the official visit of the President of the Czech Senate, Miloš Vystrčil, to Romania (in November 2023), signalling the new dynamics of the Romanian-Czech bilateral relations and the common desire to further enhance our partnership, based on the traditional relations, common history, shared values, and joint objectives in the current geopolitical context.
Official meeting of the President of the Senate of Romania, Nicolae Ciucă with the President of the Czech Senate, Miloš Vystrčil and their delegations
Besides the excellent and extensive talks with the President of the Czech Senate, Miloš Vystrčil, the President of the Senate of Romania had a dense program of high-level meetings in Prague – with the President of the Czech Republic, Petr Pavel, the Czech Prime Minister, Petr Fiala, the Vice President of the Chamber of Deputies, Věra Kovářová, the Minister of Defence, Jana Černochová, and the Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the Senate, Pavel Fischer.
The meetings reconfirmed the ascending course of our bilateral relations, with a focus on the great potential of our cooperation in the fields of defence industry, nuclear energy, trade and investment, and tourism. Enhancing the cooperation of the two countries on NATO’s Eastern Flank and the need to increase support for Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova were also discussed in the official talks.
Meeting of the President of the Senate of Romania, Nicolae Ciucă with the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic, Petr Fiala
The President of the Senate of Romania, Nicolae Ciucă with
the Ambassador of Romania to the Czech Republic, Antoaneta Barta, during the official talks
All interlocutors expressed support for Romania’s full accession to Schengen space as soon as possible, as well as for our country’s accession to OECD. The crucial role of Romania in support of Ukraine, and in ensuring the transit of Ukrainian grains, was welcomed and praised by all Czech officials.
Taking into account the long-standing bilateral cooperation, the similarity of views on current topics, and the shared objectives in the EU and NATO, it was agreed to further enhance the partnership between Romania and Czechia as pillars of stability in our region, and to explore the potential of our cooperation in the economic and sectoral fields, as well as the defence cooperation.
The Presidents of the Romanian and Czech Senates honoured the memory of the fallen in the World Wars at the Vítkov Memorial, and, together with the Minister of Defence Jana Černochová, visited the Military Museum.
The President of the Senate of Romania, Nicolae Ciucă at the business event “Connect & Grow: Business opportunities in Romania”, hosted by the Embassy of Romania to the Czech Republic
The program also included a meeting with business representatives, hosted by the Embassy of Romania in Prague, with the title “Connect & Grow: Business opportunities in Romania”. The meeting revealed the business and investment opportunities of Romania, the advantages of its strategic location, as well as the increasing bilateral trade, with a record level of 6.7 billion Euros in 2023.
Afterwards, they symbolically planted a linden tree and unveiled a memorial plaque in honour of the Romanian national poet Mihai Eminescu in Náměstí Míru / Peace Square, in the proximity of the Rumunská street. This project was initiated by the Embassy of Romania in Prague, in cooperation with Prague 2 City Council and Iași County Council, as a symbol of Romanian-Czech friendship and ever-growing partnership.