The Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic, Markéta Pekarová Adamová, led a delegation on an official visit to the State of Israel. In the Knesset, she negotiated with her Israeli counterpart, Amir Ochana. Together, they signed the first ever memorandum on inter-parliamentary cooperation. This concerns areas such as cyber and object security, energy-efficient building management and communication (more information in Czech about the memorandum can be found here: https://www.psp.cz/sqw/cms.sqw?z=17685 ).
“Efforts for friendly relations between our country and Israel unite Czech deputies like perhaps no other topic. Mr. Speaker Ochana assured me that the same applies to the Knesset. However, true friends can not only learn a lot from each other, but they can also openly talk about their problems. That is why I invited the President to visit Prague so that we can continue our discussion,” said the Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies, Markéta Pekarová Adamová, immediately after the meeting.
The parliamentary delegation was also accompanied on the way by a business mission. As part of the business forum in Tel Aviv, she focused on deepening promising Czech-Israeli cooperation, especially in the defense industry, IT, cyber security, pharmaceuticals and healthcare. “Economic cooperation between Czechs and Israelis, which is based on generations of intensive interpersonal contacts, is truly alive and productive. Israel, also known as the “start-up nation”, is a huge source of inspiration and opportunities for Czech entrepreneurs. Our producers have great potential to complement the Israeli economy and vice versa,” added the Speaker of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic, Markéta Pekarová Adamová.
As part of another work program, the Speaker honored the memory of the victims of the Holocaust at the Yad Vashem memorial in Jerusalem, met with representatives of Czech compatriots in Herzliya Pituach and also visited the Masaryk forest in the north of the country. At the end, the delegation was received by Israeli President Yitzhak Herzog.
“We started our journey in the forest that bears the name of the first Czechoslovak president, and we end it with a visit to the current president of Israel. I think it symbolically documents our bond with each other. The roots of this bond grow from shared democratic values and reach deep into the past. It should therefore be our joint responsibility to take care of their healthy development in the future as well,” concluded The Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic, Markéta Pekarová Adamová