President Petr Pavel and Eva Pavlova received the President of the Slovak Republic Zuzana Čaputová and Juraj Rizman at Prague Castle. This is the last official visit of Zuzana Čaputová in the role of president. They discussed Czech-Slovak relations, current events in Slovakia, the results of the European Parliament elections, and the situation in Ukraine with President Pavel.
“I am very happy to be able to welcome President Zuzana Čaputová to Prague again today during her visit to the Czech Republic. Today, in addition to joy, it is also with a certain sadness, because it is the last time I will meet her as president of our nearest neighbor. Through the personal approach of the President, her friendliness, openness, and correctness, the relations between our countries have been deepened and strengthened in the desired direction in recent years. And for that, we owe her a lot of thanks” said President Pavel at a press conference.
In the evening, the presidential couples will attend a performance at the Dejvický Theater together, on Thursday they will have breakfast in Lány, and in the afternoon President Pavel will present the Order of the White Lion to President Čaputová at the Prague Castle for her contribution to the development of relations between the two countries. The program will end with a gala lunch.
Statement of the President of the Republic at the press conference here ( in Czech).