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Diplomatic relations between Czechia and Saudi Arabia

Diplomatic relations between the Czech Republic and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia were established in 1995.

Official Visits:

Visit of H.E. Mr. J. Zielenec, Vice-Premier and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic, to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in May, 1997

Visit of H.E. Dr. Nizar O. Madani, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, to the Czech Republic in March, 2000

Visit of H.E. Mr. Vaclav Havel, President of the Czech Republic, to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in February, 2001

Visit of General Saleh bin Alim bin Mohammed Al-Mohaya, Chief of Staff of the Saudi Army, to the Czech Republic in July, 2001

Visit of H.E. Petr Ibl, First Deputy Minister of the Interior of the Czech Republic, to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in September, 2001

Visit of H.E. Mr. Vaclav Petricek, First Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in March, 2002

Visit of H.E. Mr. Jan Fencl, Minister of Agriculture of the Czech Republic, to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in May, 2002

Visit of H.E. Mr. Petr Kolar, Deputy Minister of Education of the Czech Republic, to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in October, 2003

Visit of the delegation of Czech Economic Chamber to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in October, 2003

Visit of the delegation of the Police Academy of the Czech Republic led by its President Dr. Hana Bartošová to the Naif Arab University for Security Sciences (NAUSS) in March, 2004

Visit of the delegation of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic led by its President Dr. Helena Illnerova to the King Abdul Aziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) in March, 2004.

Visit of HH Dr. Hamad bin Abdullah Al-Mane, Minister of Health of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the Czech Republic in April, 2004

President of the Czech Republic H.E. Prof. Vaclav Klaus visited Jeddah to be the guest and one of the speakers of the Jeddah Economic Forum in February, 2005.

Minister of Industry and Trade H.E. Mr. Milan Urban visited accompanied by the delegation ofCzech enterpreneurs Riyadh in March, 2005.

In April, 2005 the delegation of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the CzechRepublic lead by H.E. Lubomir Zaoralek, speaker of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliamentof the Czech Republic visited Riyadh.

H.E. David Rath, Minister of Health of the Czech Republic visited KSA in April, 2006 andsigned the updated MoU between the Ministry of Health of the Czech Republic and the Ministry of Health of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

In May, 2006 H.R.H. Prince Saud Al-Faisal Bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia visited the Czech Republic.

H.E. Eduard Janota, Minister of Finance of the Czech Republic visited in November, 2009 Riyadh and together with its counterpart H.E. Ibrahim Abdulaziz Al-Assaff, Minister of Finance of the Kigdom of Saudi Arabia, signed the Agreement between the Czech Republic and the Kigdom of Saudi Arabia for Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investments.

In May 2010 Dr. Hynek Kmoníček visited the Kingdom together with business mission.

In February 2011 H.E. Minister of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic visited the Kingdom, signed IEF Charter as well as held talks with several Saudi ministers. H.E. M. Kocourek was accompanied by business mission of 24 companies headed by 1. vicepresident of Confederation of the Czech Industry J. Hanák. Memorandum of Understanding was signed between Confederation of the Czech Industry and Council of Saudi Chambers of Commerce and Industry during the visit.

In May 2011 the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has participated as the guest of honour at the Prague International Book Fair. H.E. Dr. Khalid bin Mohamed Al Angari, the Minister of Higher Education has visited the Czech Republic in this respect.

In June 2011 the first historic session of the Czech-Saudi Joint Committe, established in the framework of the General Cooperation Agreement of 2002, took place in Prague on the level of deputy ministers of foreign affairs (Mr. Vladimir Galuška and Mr. Yousef Al-Sadoun). The Agreed Minutes lined out a cooperation in fields of health, higher education, science and research, food security, tourism and spas, reconstruction of historical monuments, trade and investments.

In Ocober 2011 delegation of the Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic, the committe for National economy, agriculture and transport, visited the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The delegation has been headed by Mr. Zdeněk Škromach, the vice-president of the Senate.

In January 2012 H.E. the president of the Czech Republic visited the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia where he was giving a lecture at the GCC Industrial Conference. In the course of his visit he has met Minister of Commerce and Industry, H.E. Taufiq al Rabiah, Minister of Finance H.E. Ibrahim Assaf, Minister of Oil H.E. Ibrahim Naimi and governor of Baha province HRH Prince Meshari bin Saud bin Abdelaziz.

In April 2012 H.E. Ibrahim Assaf, minister of finance of Saudi Arabia visited Czech Republic and signed Agreement on Avoidance of Double Taxation.

In November 2012 H.E. Petr Bendl, minister of Agriculture of the Czech Republic visited Saudi Arabia.

In April 2013 visited KSA the delegation of the Parliamentary Group "Friends of the Czech Republic with the states of Middle East" headed by Mr. Jaroslav Škárka.

In May 2013 visited KSA First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Karel Schwarzenberg with business delegation.

In September 2013 visited Czech Republic minister of agriculture of KSA H.E. Mr. Fahad bin abdulrahman bin Sulaiman Balghunaim..

In May 2014 visited KSA Deputy Minister of Health prof. Vymazal.

Agreements

MoU between the Police Academy of the Czech Republic and the Naif Arab Academy of Security Sciences signed in Riyadh on 9 September, 2001

General Agreement about Mutual Cooperation signed in Riyadh on 3 March, 2002

MoU between the Council of Saudi Chambers of Commerce and Industry and the Economic Chamber of the Czech Republic signed in Riyadh on 18.10.2003

MoU between the Ministry of Health of the Czech Republic and the Ministry of Health of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Prague in April, 2004

MoU between the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic and the King Abdul Aziz City for Science and Technology signed in Riyadh in March, 2004

MoU between the Ministry of Health of the Czech Republic and the Ministry of Health of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Riyadh in April, 2006

Agreement between the Czech Republic and the Kigdom of Saudi Arabia for Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investments signed on 18th November, 2009 and entered in force on 13.3.2011.

Memorandum of Understanding between Confederation of the Czech Industry and Council of Saudi Chambers of Commerce and Industry of 02/2011.

Agreement on Avoidance of Double Taxation was signed in April 2012 and enetered into force on 1.5.2013.

Air Traffic Agreement - initialed on expert basis in November 2011, in the process of internal approval before signing.