16 January 2020: PM Andrej Babiš is to meet at Kramář Villa with Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz

At the invitation of the Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš, Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz will be visiting the Czech Republic on Thursday 16 January 2020. The topics of the bilateral talks with the Austrian chancellor will primarily be transport infrastructure, the defence industry, the energy sector and the EU agenda.

Chancellor Sebastian Kurz's visit to the Czech Republic is his first foreign visit since being appointed to the function, which took place 7 January 2020.

PM Andrej Babiš last visited Austria in autumn of 2019, when he attended a Czech Philharmonic concert to mark the 30^th anniversary of the fall of the Iron Curtain and met with the Austrian chancellor at the time, Brigitte Bierlein.

Date

16 January 2020

Place

Kramář Villa, Gogolova 1, Prague

Programme

13:55 – arrival of Austrian chancellor and official ceremony
14:15 – bilateral talks between the heads of government
15:10 – press conference

In order to take part in the programme, accreditation is necessary by 12:00 of Wednesday 15 January 2020 by sending a completed accreditation form to akreditace@vlada.cz. Formal attire is a condition of attendance.

Media contact

Michaela Minářová, Communication Department of the Czech Government, +420 725 742 852

 

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