The Czech companies aim to expand their presence in Azerbaijan and strengthen cooperation with Azerbaijani entrepreneurs.

The Czech Republic is interested in establishing joint ventures (JVs) with Azerbaijan, Czech Minister of Industry and Trade Marta Novakova said Sept. 12.

Current ambassador of the Czech Republic to Belarus, Milan Ekert, will be appointed the country’s envoy to Azerbaijan, СTK, national public service news agency in the Czech Republic, reported citing the country’s Foreign Ministry.

Azerbaijan and the Czech Republic have a broad platform for the development of bilateral cooperation, which includes projects in priority areas for both countries, Ambassador of the Czech Republic to Azerbaijan Vitezslav Pivonka said in an exclusive interview with Trend, summing up the results of the work in the embassy of the Czech Republic to Azerbaijan.

Azerbaijan's Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov received Ambassador of the Czech Republic to Azerbaijan Vitezslav Pivonka upon the termination of his diplomatic tenure, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry said in a message on April 12.

Azerbaijan plays an important role in ensuring the energy security of the Czech Republic, said Vitezslav Pivonka on February 20.

Azerbaijan and the Czech Republic are holding talks to sign a new energy agreement, Czech Minister for Industry and Trade Tomas Huner said in an exclusive interview with Trend.

Foreign Ministers of Azerbaijan and the Czech Republic, Elmar Mammadyarov and Lubomir Zaoralek, has exchanged congratulatory letters on the 25th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry said in a message on February 1.

Czech President Milos Zeman defeated pro-EU academic Jiri Drahos in the Czech presidential election on Saturday, a tacit endorsement Zeman’s tough stance against immigration and his courtship of Russia and China, Reuters reported.

Azerbaijani Ambassador to the Czech Republic Farid Shafiyev has met Ivana Straska, the South Bohemia Region Governor to discuss the development of cooperation within the visit to Ceske Budejovice city.