On behalf of the Czech Republic President Miloš Zeman a state dinner was held in honor of the President Serzh Sargsyan

Yesterday evening, on behalf of the President Miloš Zeman a state dinner was held in honor of the President Serzh Sargsyan who is in the Czech Republic on a state visit. According to established protocol, the Presidents of the two countries made toasts mentioning the results of the RA President state visit to the Czech Republic, perspectives of interstate relations development, questions of Armenian-Czech mutual agenda involved in various areas, the two nations historical connections, also Armenian community of the Czech Republic being a natural bridge in Armenian-Czech relationship and a number of other questions.

The Parties underlined that Armenian-Czech people friendship is a stable foundation to develop and strengthen interstate relations. Presidents Serzh Sargsyan and Miloš Zeman stressed the importance of further active bilateral work to realize the acquired agreements and signed documents during the RA President state visit.

In his welcoming address, President Serzh Sargsyan underlined that Armenian people remember with gratitude the names of such honored people of Czech nation, as Tomáš Masaryk, the President of Czechoslovakia after World War I, his contemporary, Czech writer and humanist Karel Hansa, who, in the first half of the 20th century, spread light on Armenian Genocide through their humanitarian, political and social activities.

In his address, President Serzh Sargsyan mentioned the honored people of Czech nation who were devoted to Armenological studies, Bedřich Hrozný, orientalist and linguist, Václav Černý , Ludmila Motalová, armenologist-translators due to whom Armenian eminent poets Isahakyan, Sevak, Saryan and others’ poems were translated into Czech language.

In confirmation of the two people’s friendship, the President of Armenia mentioned another memorable fact: during Chairmanship of Tomáš Masaryk and due to his personal decision, about 60 Armenian born students were given opportunities to study in the prestigious universities of the country with Czech scholarships communicating with and adopting European culture and advanced social and political views. President Serzh Sargsyan underscored that today, Armenian fellow citizens still continue to study in the Czech Republic educating and communicating with European culture.

In conclusion, President Serzh Sargsyan once again expressed gratitude to the President of Czech Republic for the invitation, warm hospitality and effective discussions in the atmosphere of mutual confidence and wished eternity and prosperity to the Czech Republic, Czech people and Armenian-Czech friendship.