Czech PM to leave for postponed visit to Armenia, Mongolia

Czech News Agency
May 14, 2010 Friday

CZECH PM TO LEAVE FOR POSTPONED VISIT TO ARMENIA, MONGOLIA

Prague, May 14 (CTK) – Czech Prime Minister Jan Fischer will on Monday
leave for a working visit to Armenia and for an official visit to
Mongolia he was originally to pay in late April but had to postpone it
over his illness, Government Office press department told CTK today.
The main goal of the trip is to enhance trade between the Czech
Republic and the two countries. Fischer will be accompanied by a
strong delegation of Czech businessmen. On Monday and Tuesday Fischer
will stay in Armenia. In Yerevan he will meet his counterpart Tigran
Sargsyan and other officials. The Czech Republic had significant trade
relations with Armenia in the past, mainly in the energy industry
area. At present, Czech experts cooperate on enhancing the safety of
Armenian nuclear power plants. Fischer’s Mongolian trip will be the
first official visit by a Czech prime minister to Mongolia. Fischer
will meet Prime Minister Sukhbaatar Batbold. Both will attend a
ceremonial reception marking the 60th anniversary of bilateral
relations. Fischer will also meet Buddhist representatives in the
Gandantegchinlen monastery. Mongolia is one of the eight countries on
which Czech development aid has focused in the long run. Bilateral
economic cooperation could further develop mainly in the construction
area and related activities, in raw materials mining and subsequent
recultivation of former mining areas. rtj/dr/pv