Czech Republic – Iceland relations
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Czech-Iceland relations are foreign relations between the Czech Republic and Iceland. Both countries established diplomatic relations on January 1, 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 and of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Bilateral agreements
The following agreements are in place:[1]
- Agreement on the settlement of Icelandic claims resulting from the renationalisation in CSR. An exchange of notes occurred on 21 November 1947)
- Agreement on the cultural cooperation. An exchange of notes occurred on 17 September 1979.
- Long-term trade agreement was signed in Reykjavik on 22 August 1985)
- Agreement on mutual abolishment of visas . An exchange of notes occurred on 12 July 1990 in Reykjavik and 13 July 1990 in Prague.
- Agreement between the EFTA states and the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic was signed on 20 March 1992 in Prague. The agreement came into force on 1 January 1993. The Agreement was renamed by the Protocol on Succession signed in Geneva on 19 April 1994 to: The Agreement between the EFTA states and the Czech Republic. In connection with the EU membership the Czech Republic withdrew from the Agreement in November 2003.
- Agreement on tariff concessions by the import of agricultural products from the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic to Iceland. In the letter of 1 June 1992 Iceland announced the scope of granted one-sided concessions for the import of certain agricultural products from the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic to Iceland.
- The agreement on avoidance of double taxation between the Czech Republic and Iceland was signed on 18 January 2000 in Oslo, and it came into force on 1 January 2001.
State visits and meetings
The following meetings took place:[2]
- In 1999 there was an official visit of the Czech President Vaclav Havel to Iceland and several working meetings with the Icelandic President Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson .
- In 2001 there was a meeting of the Delegation of the Budget Committee of the House of Representatives of the Czech Parliament to Iceland.
- In 2003 a meeting of the Delegation of the Defence Committee of the House of Representatives of the Czech Parliament to Iceland.
- In 2004 visit of the Delegation of the European Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives of the Czech Parliament to Iceland.
- In 2005 state visit of the Czech President Vaclav Klaus and Madam Klausova to Iceland
- In 2006 visit of the Delegation of the Committee on Education, Science, Culture, Human Rights and Petitions of the Senate of the Czech Parliament to Iceland.
- In 2007 visit of the Delegation of the Health and Social Affairs Committee of the Senate of the Czech Parliament to Iceland.
See also
External links
References
- ↑ "Bilateral Agreements with the Republic of Iceland". Czech Republic. http://www.mzv.cz/oslo/en/mutual_relations/bilateral_agreements_with_the_republic/index.html. Retrieved on 2009-06-10.
- ↑ "Bilateral Relations with the Republic of Iceland". Czech Republic. http://www.mzv.cz/oslo/en/mutual_relations/bilateral_relations_with_the_republic_of/index.html. Retrieved on 2009-06-10.
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