Azerbaijani President is on state visit to Czech Republic - UPDATE - PHOTOS

Azerbaijan`s President Ilham Aliyev yesterday visited the National Memorial on Vitkov Hill as part of his trip to Czech Republic.

President Ilham Aliyev laid a wreath at the memorial, and signed a guest book of its Museum. Built between 1929 and 1938, to honor the participants in the struggle for Czechoslovak independence, the Vítkov memorial and its giant equestrian statue are one of Prague`s most famous landmarks.

Vítkov Hill was an appropriate place for the monument not only because it was the site of a famous Hussite battle, but also because 15,000 people demonstrated here in 1868 in support of the Czech national revival.

On October 29, 2009 it opened to the public as a new permanent exhibition of the National Museum, entitled Crossroads of Czech and Czechoslovak Statehood.

The exhibition demonstrates the cross-roads of Czech history. It showcases many intriguing historical items such as the last letters from prison written by Milada Horákova and Heliodor Píka, personal items of Jan Palach and the typewriter belonging to Czech writer Pavel Tigrid.

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President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev yesterday met here Czech Prime Minister Petr Necas. The Prime Minister welcomed the Azerbaijani leader.

They posed for photographs.

Prime Minister Necas and President Aliyev viewed a panoramic view of Prague.
Then President Ilham Aliyev signed the Czech Prime Minister`s Guest book.

The importance of President Ilham Aliyev`s state visit in terms of development of bilateral ties between Azerbaijan and Czechia was stressed during the meeting.

They said meetings held during the Azerbaijani President`s state visit to Czechia would contribute to elevating cooperative relations between the two countries to a strategic level.

The sides also underlined the necessity of developing economic cooperation between Azerbaijan and Czechia, adding good potential exists for this.

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06.04.12
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Czech President Vaclav Klaus and his spouse Livia Klausova hosted yesterday a state dinner in honor of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and first lady Mehriban Aliyeva.

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05.04.12
17:43

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev yesterday become familiar with the Charles Bridge in Prague.

The Head of State was told the Charles Bridge is a famous historic bridge that crosses the Vltava river in Prague, Czech Republic. Its construction started in 1357 under the auspices of King Charles IV, and finished in the beginning of the 15th century. As the only means of crossing the river Vltava until 1841, the Charles Bridge was the most important connection between Prague Castle and the city`s Old Town and adjacent areas. This "solid-land" connection made Prague important as a trade route between Eastern and Western Europe. The bridge was originally called the Stone Bridge or the Prague Bridge but has been the “Charles Bridge” since 1870.

The bridge is 516 meters long and nearly 10 meters wide, resting on 16 arches shielded by ice guards. It is protected by three bridge towers, two of them on the Lesser Quarter side and the third one on the Old Town side. The Old Town bridge tower is often considered to be one of the most astonishing civil gothic-style buildings in the world. The bridge is decorated by a continuous alley of 30 statues and statuaries, most of them baroque-style, originally erected around 1700 but now all replaced by replicas.

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President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has today met here speaker of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of Czechia Miroslava N?mcová.

They praised Azerbaijan-Czechia relations in various spheres, as well as interparliamentary ties. They said good basis exists for development of cooperation between the two countries in political, economic, humanitarian, cultural and educational spheres.

The sides underlined the importance of Azerbaijan-Czechia cooperation within European Parliament structures and in terms of Azerbaijan-EU relations.

They also stressed the role of interparliamentary friendship groups in expansion of the bilateral relations.

Following the meeting President Ilham Aliyev signed the guest book of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of Czechia.
 

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Czech Senate President Milan Stech and his spouse Ivana Stechova yesterday hosted a dinner in honor of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and first lady Mehriban Aliyeva in Prague.

Czech Senate President Milan Stech and his spouse Ivana Stechova welcomed Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and first lady Mehriban Aliyeva. Members of the Senate were introduced to the Azerbaijani leader and his spouse.

Afterwards the dinner was given. Milan Stech praised the Azerbaijan-Czechia relations, saying they were developing in different areas, in particular in economic one.

He said Czechia attached a particular importance to its cooperation with Azerbaijan.
Milan Stech said Czechia praises Azerbaijan`s role in the region.

President Ilham Aliyev made remarks at the dinner.  The Azerbaijani leader said the two countries` relations had been rapidly developing in the last few years.

Following the dinner President Ilham Aliyev and first lady Mehriban Aliyeva signed the Senate`s guest book.

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Following an expanded meeting of presidents Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan and Vaclav Klaus of Czechia the countries signed several bilateral documents witnessed by the two leaders.

Azerbaijan`s Culture and Tourism Minister Abulfas Garayev and Czechia`s Minister for Regional Development Kamil Jankovsky signed an agreement on cooperation in the field of tourism between Azerbaijan`s Culture and Tourism Ministry and Czechia`s Ministry for Regional Development.

Azerbaijan`s Culture and Tourism Minister Abulfas Garayev and Czech Minister of Culture Alena Hanakova signed an agreement on cooperation in the sphere of culture between Azerbaijan`s Culture and Tourism Ministry and Czechia`s Ministry of Culture.

Azerbaijani ambassador to the Czech Republic Tahir Tagizade and director of the Czech National Museum Michal Lukes signed a memorandum of understanding between the National Museum of Azerbaijani History and Czechia`s National Museum.

Azerbaijani ambassador to the Czech Republic Tahir Tagizade and Director of the Czech National Library Tomas Bohm signed a memorandum of cooperation between Azerbaijan National Library after Mirza Fatali Akhundov and Czechia`s National Library.

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Following a ceremony of signing the Azerbaijan-Czechia documents Presidents Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan and Vaclav Klaus of Czechia gave a joint press conference.
The Presidents made a joint press statement.

Following their statements the two presidents responded to questions from journalists.
 
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Presidents Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan and Vaclav Klaus of Czechia met Thursday here in presence of delegations.

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Following the official welcoming ceremony, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and first lady Mehriban Aliyeva met President of Czechia Vaclav Klaus and his spouse Livia Klausova.

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President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has today been given an official welcome to Czechia in Prague Castle.

A guard of honor was lined up for the Azerbaijani President at the square decorated with the national flags of the two countries.

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and first lady Mehriban Aliyeva were welcomed by Czech President Vaclav Klaus and his spouse Livia Klausova. The presidents inspected a ceremonial guard of honor as an orchestra played the national anthems of Azerbaijan and Czechia.

Czech state and government officials were introduced to Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, while members of the Azerbaijani delegation to President Vaclav Klaus.

Then official gifts were presented. The Azerbaijani President and his spouse signed the Prague Castle`s book of honorary guests.
 
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09:25

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has today arrived in Czech Republic for a state visit.

At the Prague Ruzyne International Airport, the Azerbaijani leader and first lady Mehriban Aliyeva were welcomed by Czechia`s top-ranking state and government officials.

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04.04.12
19:00

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has today left for Czech Republic for a state visit. At the Heydar Aliyev International Airport, the Head of State was seen of by Prime Minister Artur Rasizade, head of the Presidential Administration Ramiz Mehdiyev and Baku mayor Hajibala Abutalibov.

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