Chad is an important country in the region actively participating in the fight against terrorism and illegal migration. On its territory there is the headquarters of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF).

The courtesy meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs the Republic of Chad, Mr. Brahim Hisseine Taha, was followed by talks with the Minister of Defense, Gen. Bichara Issa Djadallah, the Minister of Public Security, Mr. Ahmat Mahamat Bachir, the Chief of Staff, the Air Force Commander, and the Chad Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Agriculture and Mining.

An important part of the visit’s program was the presentation of the products of the Czech defense and security industry realized in the framework of the projects for the promotion of economic diplomacy – PROPED with the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Defense of the Czech Republic. During the presentation, the products and capacities of the following Czech companies were presented:

1. DEFCON, s.r.o.

2. CZUB, a.s.

3. MESIT defense, s.r.o.

4. Czechoslovak Group, a.s.

5. SVOS, s.r.o.

The presentation was attended by other prominent representatives of the power ministries (directors and chiefs of key and decisive components of the army and the police), for whom familiarization with Czech production was very impressive. For many of them, Czech defense industry products are already well known, and it is possible to build on the familiarity and tradition of this Czech industrial sector.

Written by Beata Matusiková, Economic and Commercial Attaché, The Czech Embassy in Nigeria