THE STATE VISIT OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC MR. VÁCLAV KLAUS
30.05.2011 / 15:13 | Aktualizováno: 30.05.2011 / 15:19
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The President of the Czech Republic paid the first visit to the Republic of Azerbaijan from 16 till 19 May 2011.
During the visit President Václav Klaus held talks with his Azerbaijani counterpart Mr. Ilham Aliyev, Prime Minister Artur Rasizada and Chairman of the Parliament (Milli Majlis) Oktay Asadov.

Three bilateral documents were signed in the presence of both Presidents: Memorandum of Understanding and Cooperation in the field of standardization, metrology and testing between the Office for Standards, Metrology and Testing(Czech Republic) and the State Committee for Standardization, Metrologyand Patents(Azerbaijan Republi, Agreement between the Government of the Czech Republic and the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan on the Exchange and Mutual Protection of Classified Information and Agreement between the Czech Republic and the Republic of Azerbaijan for Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments.
Presidents Ilham Aliyev and Václav Klaus adressed the participants of the Czech - Azerbaijan Business Forum, which was organized by the Czech Chamber of Trade and Industry for CIS Countries and Confederation of Industry of the Czech Republic together with the Azerbaijani AZPROMO.

President Václav Klaus and Madame Livia Klausová were warmly welcomed at the Baku Slavic University. Following the informal meeting with pedagogues and students President Klaus handed over the textbooks and books to the Czech Language and Culture Center and held the debate with students of Czech studies.

The visit to the Azerbaijani regions have represented the important part of the President’s state visit to Azerbaijan. Delegation visited the Gobustan National Historical Reserve with the rock art engravings from the Stone Age, the village of Kish (with the Albanian church from the 1st century) and also cities of Sheki and Ganja.
