At the beginning H. E. Mr.  Miroslav Kosek, the ambassador of the Czech Republic expressed gratitude to the translator  prof. Igors Šuvajevs and other Latvian philosophers who are interested in Patočka's work, he also mentioned  the  anniversary of 80th birthday of the late Václav Havel and expressed sorrow   that at present Europe are not so many such  important personalities who are able to think over in wider context.

Then, Professor, University of Latvia Maija  Kūle spoke about the cooperation between Latvian and Czech philosophers at the field of  phenomenology and  national identity.. She especially highlighted the mutual work on a joint project of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic and Latvia:  “National minorities and ethnic groups - the experience of the past and present in the Czech Republic and Latvia”, that is solved by the Institute of Philosophy and Sociology of the University of Latvia together with the Institute for Contemporary History at Prague.

Author of the translated book  prof. Igors Šuvajevs presented the biography and work of Jan Patocka and the importance of his work for Latvian readers.

At the end of this session Pavel Štoll from the Charles University at Prague reminded besides others  the role of Václav Havel as a philosopher and the student of Jan Patočka. Mr. Štoll mentioned also the edition of the translation of the book The Latvian culture and the Unity of the Brethren: Czech contexts Latvian cultural traditions in the 17 - 20th century" to the Latvian language.