Czech Republic–Kenya Relations
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Czech Republic–Kenya relations are
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History

Kenya and the Czech Republic maintain cordial relations.. Kenya's Relation with Czech Republic. Retrieved on 25 January 2015. The First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of the Czech Republic visited Kenya in 2011. In 2006, the Czech Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade visited Kenya. A 14-member parliamentary team visited and attended an inter-parliamentary meeting in Nairobi. The Kenyan tourism minister visited the Czech Republic in 2006.


Development cooperation

Kenya and the Czech Republic have signed agreements in:
Kenya and the Czech Republic , Bilateral agreements. Retrieved on 25 January 2015.
*Scientific and Technical Cooperation between the governments of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic and Kenya in 1964 *Cultural Cooperation signed between the governments of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic and Kenya in 1986 *Air Services Agreement signed between the governments of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic and Kenya in 1989 Both countries have identified key areas in development such as commerce, trade, tourism, education and culture. Approximately, 10,000 Czech tourists visit Kenya annually.
Češi zavřeli ambasády v pěti zemích. V Keni se diplomat přemístil ke Slovákům. Retrieved on 25 January 2015.
The first ever chartered flight from Prague to Kenya was inaugurated in 2006. The Government of the Czech Republic offers two scholarships to Kenyans annually, about 30 Kenyans study in the Czech Republic. Approximately 50 Kenyans live in the Czech Republic. The Czech Republic has also in the past offered assistance in environmental protection and drought mitigation.


Trade

Kenya is one of the most important trade partners for the Czech Republic in Sub-Saharan Africa. In 2006, bilateral trade was worth KES. 638.2 million (EUR. 6.2 million). The Czech Republic exported goods worth KES. 446.1 million (EUR. 4.35 million) to Kenya. The balance of trade is still heavily in favour of the Czech Republic as Kenya's exports largely consist of agricultural produce. Kenya's main exports to the Czech Republic include: coffee,
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, fruit and vegetables. The Czech Republic's main exports to Kenya include: steel rods, glass beads, aircraft and their spare parts, instruments and carpets, forklifts, pharmaceuticals products, surgical equipments, lathes and agricultural inputs and vehicles.


Diplomatic missions

The Kenyan embassy in the Netherlands is accredited to the Czech Republic. The Czech Republic opened its embassy in
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in November 2014.


See also

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Foreign relations of the Czech Republic The Czech Republic is a Central European country, a member of the European Union, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OSCE), the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the United Nations (and all of its main special ...
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Foreign relations of Kenya Kenya maintains relations with various countries around the world. Its closest ties are with its fellow Swahili-speaking neighbors in the African Great Lakes region. Swahili speaking neighbours mainly include countries in the East African Com ...


References


External links


Embassy of the Czech Republic in Kenya
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Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The ...