The reception was co-organized by the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Belgium represented by Ms. Tamara Katuščák Chargé d´affaires a.i., the Permanent representatition of the Czech Republic to NATO represented by H.E. Mr. Jiří Šedivý and by the Permanent representation of the Czech Republic to the EU represented by H.E. Mr. Martin Povejšil. This reception commemorated 99th anniversary of the foundation of the independent Czechoslovak State.

The state of Czechoslovakia was established on October 28, 1918 after it declared independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire following World War I. Czechoslovak independence was proclaimed in Prague’s Wenceslas Square. The president of the First Republic was Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk who was the leader of the nationalist movement outside the Austro-Hungarian Empire. On January 1, 1993, however, this multi-ethnic nation peacefully split into two countries: the Czech Republic and Slovakia. October 28 is the National Day of the Czech Republic.

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