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Czech companies at the Special Operations Forces Exhibition "SOFEX 2018" in Jordan

Starting from 7 to 10 May 2018, SOFEX took place at Amman Military Airport complex, which was attended by the following Czech companies, specialized in the defence industry: AVEC CHEM s.r.o.; Česká zbrojovka Uherský Brod, a.s.; Sellier & Bellot, a.s.; TATRA Defence Industrial s.r.o. a ZEVETA Bojkovice, a.s.
 

His Majesty King Abdullah II, on May 8, 2018 inaugurated the Special Operations Forces Exhibition (SOFEX); the opening ceremony was followed by an exercise of the combat deployment of special units of the Jordanian Army. The Czech Delegation led by the Ambassador Petr Hladik attended the ceremonial opening of the exhibition. After the official opening, King Abdullah II visited the most important exhibitors cooperating with the Jordanian partners in the field of the defence industry.

Photo: © Embassy of the Czech Republic in Amman

Photo: © Embassy of the Czech Republic in Amman

The visit of His Majesty King Abdullah II to TATRA Defense Industrial s.r.o. exposition affirms the excellent Czech-Jordanian relations as TATRA supplies the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan   with special type of chassis used by KADDB the leading producer of armed vehicles in the region.

On May 9, 2018 the Czech Ambassador held a working reception at his residence to welcome the representatives of the Czech companies who attended SOFEX and their business partners as well as other guests: Mrs. Lenka Dupáková, Deputy Minister of Finance of the Czech Republic, Mr. Vojtěch Benda, a representative of the Czech National Bank, who participated in the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development's (EBRD) 27th Annual Meeting and Business Forum. Among the Ambassador’s guests were also doctors from Motol University Hospital and Military University Hospital Prague, who were operating and examining Syrian and Jordanian patients during their mission of MEDEVAC, a humanitarian programme conducted by the government of the Czech Republic.

Photo: © Embassy of the Czech Republic in Amman

Photo: © Embassy of the Czech Republic in Amman

One the main aims of PROPED Project for the Promotion of Economic Diplomacy by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic is to support the Czech companies to participate in events such as SOFEX, in order to extend the Czech-Jordanian cooperation especially in the defence sector and to further increase the Czech business activities in the demanding Jordanian market.

Photo: © Embassy of the Czech Republic in Amman

Photo: © Embassy of the Czech Republic in Amman

Photo: © Embassy of the Czech Republic in Amman