- Hans Weber
- March 27, 2025
Minister of Foreign Affairs Jan Lipavský visits Angola and Zambia
Minister of Foreign Affairs Jan Lipavský will undertake a working trip to Angola and Zambia from 12 to 16 June 2023. The working trip will include meetings with top officials of both countries, promotion of mutual economic cooperation, and support of development cooperation projects in southern Africa. The Minister will also discuss key geopolitical issues with his counterparts, including the Russian aggression in Ukraine. Minister Lipavský will be accompanied by a business delegation put together by the Confederation of Industry and Transport.
In Luanda, the Czech Minister will hold talks with Foreign Minister Téte Antonio and will open a business seminar at the Ministry of Economy and Planning. He will also meet with Angolan scholarship holders who have studied at Czech universities in the past. In Lusaka, Minister Lipavsky will launch a business forum and will have talks with Zambian Foreign Minister Stanley Kakubo. He will also present the Zambian side with a donation for the Mother and Child Hospital in Lusaka. At the end of his trip, Minister Lipavsky will visit the Southern Province, where he will, among other things, launch a human rights seminar and visit a local development co-operation project. Zambia is one of the six priority countries for Czech foreign development cooperation.
Prior to the departure of the trip, Minister of Foreign Affairs Lipavský will give a press briefing on Monday 12 June 2023 at 9:55 am at the airport in Kbely.
Information for the media:
8.30 a.m. media arrival at Kbely Airport
9.55 a.m. Press briefing
The press briefing will take place at Kbely Airport on Monday 12 June 2023 at 9:55 am (Mladoboleslavská 300, 197 00 Kbely). Please arrive in advance in order to pass the security checks.
Participation only after prior accreditation (in the format of name, editorial office, position, phone, ID number), sent no later than Friday, June 9, 2023 by 9:00 am to the email karolina_rezkova@mzv.cz
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