Czech-Iceland relations are foreign relations between the
Czech Republic and
Iceland. Both countries established diplomatic relations on 1 January 1993. The Czech Republic is represented in Iceland through an honorary consulate in
Reykjavík. Iceland is represented in the Czech Republic through its embassy in
Vienna (
Austria) and through an honorary consulate in
Prague.
Both countries are full members of
NATO, of the
Council of Europe
The Council of Europe (CoE; french: Conseil de l'Europe, ) is an international organisation founded in the wake of World War II to uphold European Convention on Human Rights, human rights, democracy and the Law in Europe, rule of law in Europe. ...
and of the
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD; french: Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques, ''OCDE'') is an intergovernmental organization, intergovernmental organisation with 38 member countries ...
.
State visits
The first top-level meeting between the countries took place in 1997, when Czech Prime Minister
Václav Klaus went to Iceland on a state visit. He met with his counterpart, Icelandic Prime Minister
Davíð Oddsson to discuss
NATO.
Czech President
Václav Havel made an official visit to Iceland in 1999, meeting with Icelandic President
Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson. Topics of discussion included NATO membership and the possibilities of its future expansion.
Václav Klaus, as Czech President, made a state visit to Iceland in 2005. He met Icelandic Prime Minister
Halldór Ásgrímsson. During the visit Klaus indicated support for Iceland's membership of the
European Union.
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 Iceland
Iceland took control of its foreign affairs in 1918 when it became a sovereign country, the Kingdom of Iceland, in a personal union with the King of Denmark. As a fully independent state, Iceland could have joined the League of Nations in 1918, ...
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Czechs in Iceland
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Icelandics in Czechia
References
External links
Icelandic embassy in Vienna (also accredited to the Czech Republic)
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Iceland
Bilateral relations of Iceland