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Czech - Estonian Relations

Important events in the Czech - Estonian Relations

Establishing diplomatic relations:

January 2002 First resident Ambassador of the Republic of Estonia, H.E. Ms Eve-Külli Kala handed the Letter of Credentials to the President of the Czech Republic, Mr. Václav Havel
15. 5. 2000 Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. H. Kmoníček opened the interim premises of the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Tallinn; H.E. Vladislav Labudek appointed as the first resident Ambassador of the Czech Republic in Estonia
May 1999 Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. M. Palouš opened the Honorary Consulate of the Czech Republic in Tallinn; Mrs. Küllike Tohver appointed as Honorary Consul
April 1998 Opening of the Embassy of the Republic of Estonia in Prague at the level of chargé d'affaires (Ambassador accredited in Vienna)
1993 Establishing of the diplomatic relations between the Czech Republic and the Republic of Estonia
1991 Establishing of the diplomatic relations between the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic and Estonia (Czech Ambassador accredited in Helsinki)

Visits of Presidents:

June 2014 An annual conference of the Aspen Institute in Prague attended by Estonian president Toomas Hendrik Ilves
June 4–6, 2007 Working visit of the President of the Republic of Estonia Mr. Toomas Hendrik Ilves in Prague (participation at the conference "Democracy and Security: CoreValues and Sound Policies")
May 23–24, 2006 State visit of the President of the Czech Republic Mr. Václav Klaus in the Republic of Estonia
May 2, 2002 President of the Republic of Estonia Arnold Rüütel in Prague (meeting of the Baltic states presidents with the President Václav Havel
May 29–June 1, 2000 State visit of the President of the Republic of Estonia Mr. Lennart Meri in the Czech Republic

Visits of Prime Ministers:

April 18, 2013 Official visit of the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic, Mr. Petr Nečas, in Estonia
November 22–23, 2011 Working visit of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Estonia, Mr. Andrus Ansip, in the Czech Republic
May 6, 2008 Official visit of the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic, Mr. Mirek Topolánek in the Republic of Estonia;
August 5–6, 2007 Private visit of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Estonia, Mr. Andrus Ansip, in Prague (participation at the 2007 Vašek and Anna Maria Polak Award for Development of Liberty, Democracy and Market Economy ceremony)
October 19–21, 2003 Official visit of the Prime Minister of the Republic Estonia, Mr. Juhan Parts in the Czech Republic
November 21–22, 2002 Participation of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Estonia, Mr. Siim Kallas, in the NATO Summit in Prague
January 18–19, 2001 Official visit of the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic, Mr. Miloš Zeman in the Republic of Estonia

Visits of Ministers of Foreign Affairs:

October 17, 2016 Bilateral negotiations of Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic Lubomír Zaorálek with Minister for Foreign Affairs of Estonia Jürgen Ligi at the meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council in Luxembourg
February 10, 2011 Official visit of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Estonia Mr. Urmas Paet in the Czech Republic
November 16–17, 2010 Official visit of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic Mr. K. Schwarzenberg in the Republic of Estonia
June 27–29, 2005 Official visit of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Estonia Mr. Urmas Paet in the Czech Republic
June 25–26, 2003 Official visit of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic Mr. Cyril Svoboda in the Republic of Estonia
November 21–22, 2002 Visit of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Estonia Ms K. Ojuland in the Czech Republic (NATO Summit in Prague)
October 22, 2002 Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Estonia Ms K. Ojuland in the Czech Republic
October 8-9, 2002 Working visit of Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Estonia Ms K. Ojuland in the Czech Republic

Other ministerial visits

September 20–22, 2017 Bilateral consultations of Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic Vladimir Bärtl in Estonia
May 24–25, 2017 Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic Jakub Dürr on a working visit to Estonia
August 31–September 1, 2016 Minister of Culture of the Czech Republic Daniel Herman on a working visit to Estonia
June 30–July 1, 2016 Minister for Human Rights, Equal Opportunities and Legislation Jiří Dientsbier on a working visit to Estonia and his appearance at a conference evaluating a strategy of the Council of Europe for equal opportunities 2014-2017
June 7, 2016 Estonian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for Europe and Transatlantic Co-operation Mart Laanemäe at a reception of State Secretary for European Affairs of the Office of the Government of the Czech Republic Tomáš Prouza
May 31–June 1, 2016 Minister of Defence of the Czech Republic Martin Stropnický on a working visit to Estonia and his appearance at CyCON 2016, an annual cybersecurity conference held in Tallinn
February 3–4, 2015 Bilateral consultations of State Secretary for European Affairs  Tomáš Prouza and Director of a Department for Coordination of Economic policies of the European Union at the Parliament of the Czech Republic Lucie Šestáková in Estonia
March 6–7, 2014 Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic Petr Drulák on a working visit to Estonia

Visits of Presidents of Parliaments

February 2015 President of the Estonian Parliament Eiki Nestor on an official visit to the Czech Republic
June 2–4, 2013 President of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic Miroslava Němcová on an official visit to Estonia

Other parliamentary visits

September 11–15, 2017 Delegation of the Committee for Health and Social Policy of the Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic, led by the Chairperson of the Committee doc. MUDr. Peter Koliba, CSc. on a working trip to Estonia
June 20–21, 2017 Delegation of local authorities led by Jan Farský, a member of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic, on a working trip to Estonia
December 7–10, 2016 Delegation of Committee for Territorial Development, Public Administration and Environment of the Senate of the Czech Republic led by the Chairman of the Committee Zbyněk Linhart on a working trip to Estonia
November 30, 2016 Delegation of European Union Affairs Committee of the Chamber of Deputies of the Republic of Estonia at a reception of the Committee of Economic Affairs of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic and Minister of Industry and Trade Jan Mládek
October 9–12, 2016 Delegation of Committee for Public Administration and Regional Development of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic, led by a Vice-Chairman of the Committee Petr Bendl on a working visit to Estonia
June 1, 2016 First Vice-Chair of the Estonian Parliament Helir-Valdor Seeder at a reception of Vice-President of the Parliament of the Czech Republic Petr Gazdík
November 17–19, 2015 Vice-Chairman of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic Petr Gazdík and a member of Committee for Constitutional and Legal Affairs of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic Radek Vondráček on a working trip to Estonia
June 10–12, 2015 Delegation of Committee for Constitutional and Legal Affairs of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic led by the Chairman of the Committee Jeroným Tejc on a working trip to Estonia
June 2–5, 2014 Delegation of the Defense Commitee of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic led by the Chairman of the Committee David Kádner on a working visit to Estonia
September 16–19, 2013 Delegation of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Security of the Senate of the Czech Republic led by Chairman of the Committee František Bublan on an official visit to Estonia