On the visit of the Czech business delegation to the Republic of Belarus
29.10.2019 г.On October 28-31, 2019 the delegation of the Czech business community headed by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic Martin Tlapa is on the visit in the Republic of Belarus.
The delegation includes representatives of such companies and enterprises as «MAVEL» a.s., «METROSTAV» a.s., «ERC-TECH» a.s., «MORAVIA SYSTEMS» a.s., «Smart Heating Technology» s.r.o., «INTERMOS Praha» s.r.o., Export Guarantee and Insurance Corporation (EGAP), RaiffeisenBank in the Czech Republic”, Czechoslovak Trade Bank.
On October 29 in Minsk the Belarusian-Czech Business Forum took place. The opening of the forum was attended by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus E.Shestakov, Deputy Chairman of the BelCCI S.Nabeshko, General Director of the Minsk Branch of the Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry A.Fedorchuk, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic Martin Tlapa, Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce for the CIS countries F.Masopust, Ambassador of Belarus to the Czech Republic V.Kurdyukov, Ambassador of the Czech Republic to the Republic of Belarus T. Pernicky.
In his speech, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus Yevgeny Shestakov noted that the Czech Republic is an important trade and economic partner for Belarus. He emphasized the readiness to further strengthen cooperation on mutually beneficial economic projects. E. Shestakov also informed the Czech guests about the requirements for doing business in Belarus.
B2B talks were held between Belarusian and Czech companies interested in cooperation.
Later in the day the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic M.Tlapa met with the Deputy Chairman of the Minsk regional executive committee N.Rogashchuk. Sides discussed the prospects of bilateral economic and investment cooperation in areas of mutual interest.
At the Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Belarus the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic M. Tlapa met with the Deputy Minister Prudnikova O.F. and discussed the prospects of cooperation in the field of energy, as well as issues on the agenda of the next meeting of the bilateral working group for cooperation in the field of energy, created as part of the Intergovernmental Commission.
At the Ministry of Architecture and Construction of the Republic of Belarus, a meeting of the Czech delegation led by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic M. Tlapa and the Deputy Minister Shvets O.D. was held. During the meeting the sides discussed the prospects for the implementation of joint infrastructure projects.
On October 30, 2019 the Czech delegation will visit Vitebsk and take part in a regional business forum organized with the support of the Vitebsk branch of the BelCCI. Representatives of Czech companies will be able to attend the FEZ “Vitebsk” and some of leading Belarusian enterprises.
The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic M.Tlapa will meet with First Deputy Chairman of the Vitebsk regional executive committee O.Matskevich.