State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi met with Czech Republic Prime Minister Andrej Babiš and discussed about finding possibilities for implementing direct flights between Myanmar and the Czech Republic and cooperation in education and healthcare sectors, according to Ministry of Information.
The ceremony to welcome the State Counsellor was held at the residence of Czech Prime Minister in Prague on June 3. The Guard of Honour then played the national anthems of Myanmar and Czech. The State Counsellor received the salute from the Guard of Honour with the Prime Minister and inspected them.
Next, the Czech Prime Minister introduced the State Counsellor to the Deputy Prime Minister and other officials accompanying him at the welcoming ceremony and the State Counsellor then introduced her entourage to them. The State Counsellor and the Czech Prime Minister then took a documentary photograph inside the residence, after which they held a private meeting. Afterwards, the State Counsellor and the Czech Prime Minister attended the Myanmar-Czech bilateral meeting.
During the meeting, both sides discussed about promoting the historical friendly relations between both countries in addition to bilateral cooperation, trade, investment and economic cooperation. They also discussed increasing interaction between the people of both countries, finding possibilities for implementing direct flights between Myanmar and the Czech Republic, promoting the global tourism industry, increased cooperation on education, healthcare and culture, and further state visits between the high-level dignitaries of the two countries. The State Counsellor invited the Czech Prime Minister to visit Myanmar.
They replied to questions raised by the reporters at the press conference. Union Ministers Thaung Tun and Kyaw Tin, Myanmar Ambassador to Czech Republic Yin Yin Myint and officials attended the meeting. The State Counsellor laid a wreath at the grave of Václav Havel, former President of the Czech Republic, in Prague on June 3, announced the State Counsellor Office.
