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Ambassador's Official Visit to Wales

The Czech Ambassador in the UK Libor Sečka undertook his first official visit to Wales to meet with representatives of the Welsh Regional government, parliament, universities and cultural institutions to discuss the possibilities for cooperation.

Ambassador Libor Sečka visited Wales on 6 and 7 February 2017 and met with representatives of its devolved government. During the meeting with the First Minister of Wales, Carwyn Jones, he spoke about the national preparations for the UK to leave the EU and the priorities for Wales, but also about opportunities for commercial, scientific and cultural cooperation between the Czech Republic and Wales. First Minister Jones stressed the importance of the EU Internal market, to which the majority of Welsh exports go and expressed his interest in deepening and developing cooperation between universities, companies and in culture in both countries.

The Czech Ambassador also talked with Andrew Gwatkin, the Director of the International division of the Welsh government about specific occasions for meetings between Czech and Welsh companies, which might include for example the planned participation of Czech companies in the automotive, aerospace and energy industry trade fairs in Britain this year. Ambassador Sečka invited Welsh firms to visit the Czech Republic on the forthcoming mission of British companies operating in the aviation industry and for the annual world renowned International Engineering Fair in Brno. He stressed that Czech companies have competencies also in the priority areas of development of the Welsh government, such as life sciences, ICT, automotive and the aerospace industries.

The Ambassador later met with the Vice President of the National Assembly of Wales Ann Jones and with representatives of the City of Cardiff and the leadership of the National Museum and Galleries of Wales. He also took the opportunity to visit the second largest city in Wales, Swansea, where he met with Mayor David Hopkins to discuss among other things the possibilities for cultural and business cooperation. While in Swansea, he met the Vice Chancellor Prof. Richard B Davies and representatives of Swansea University where they talked about cooperation in the field of nanotechnology and invited them to attend the upcoming event "Czech NanoTech Day" which will take place in June 2017 at the Czech Embassy in London. While at the university he also met with students from the Czech Republic.

On 8 February 2017, Ambassador Sečka met with Alun Cairns, the Secretary of State for Wales, whom he informed about his meetings in Wales and then the discussion focused on Wales´s participation in brexit negotiations. During the meeting the assador mentioned the interest of the Czech Republic to hold business presentations and cultural events in Wales and in other regions of the UK.

Ambassador Sečka meeting with the First Minister of Wales Carwyn Jones      Meeting with Vice President of the National Assembly of Wales Mrs Ann Jones       Meeting with Deputy Mayor and City councilors in Cardiff      Meeting with the Vice Chancellor Prof. Richard B Davies      University of Swansea - College of Engineering      University of Swansea - meeting with the representative of the College of Engineering and the Czech students      University of Swansea - Department of Aviation Development      Negotiations with the Mayor and City councilors in Swansea      Meeting with the Secretary of State for Wales Alun Cairns

Ambassador Sečka meeting with the First Minister of Wales Carwyn Jones

Meeting with Vice President of the National Assembly of Wales Mrs Ann Jones Meeting with Vice President of the National Assembly of Wales Mrs Ann Jones

Meeting with Deputy Mayor and City councilors in Cardiff
Meeting with Deputy Mayor and City councilors in Cardiff

Meeting with the Vice Chancellor Prof. Richard B Davies Meeting with the Vice Chancellor Prof. Richard B Davies

University of Swansea - College of Engineering University of Swansea - College of Engineering

University of Swansea - meeting with the representative of the College of Engineering and the Czech students University of Swansea - meeting with the representative of the College of Engineering and the Czech students

University of Swansea - Department of Aviation Development University of Swansea - Department of Aviation Development

Negotiations with the Mayor and City councilors in Swansea Negotiations with the Mayor and City councilors in Swansea

Meeting with the Secretary of State for Wales Alun Cairns Meeting with the Secretary of State for Wales Alun Cairns