President Petr Pavel received the President of the Republic of Finland, Alexander Stubb, at Prague Castle.
President of the Republic of Finland Alexander Stubb arrived on Monday, the 4th of May, for a two-day official visit.
President Pavel welcomed the Finnish President with a full ceremony at the first yard of Prague Castle.
Then a Private meeting of the presidents at Habsburg Salon, and a meeting of official delegations at the Mirror Salon.
Then, a press conference of the two presidents at the Octagon Hall.
Later, President Stubb met Jiří Drahoš, Vice-President of the Senate, and Tomio Okamura, Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies.
The first day of the visit was concluded with an official dinner at Prague Castle hosted by President Pavel.
On the 2nd day of the visit, President Stubb and President Pavel participated in a Finnish-Czech Business Forum.
President Stubb then met Andrej Babiš, Prime Minister of the Czech Republic, followed by a working lunch with experts on security policy issues.
In the afternoon, President Stubb and President Pavel took part in the annual Europe as a Task conference, dedicated to key European challenges from a global perspective.
President Stubb delivered a keynote address titled “Ensuring European Security in the World Disorder”. The speech was followed by a high-level discussion with President Pavel and a meeting with students.
During the visit, discussions focused on bilateral relations between the two countries, economic and security cooperation, Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, the situation in the Middle East and its implications for energy security, the security of NATO’s eastern member states, as well as transatlantic relations.
President Stubb will be accompanied by Minister of Social Security Sanni Grahn-Laasonen, Member of Parliament Mikko Savola and a business delegation. The companies represented will include Abloy, Aiforia Technologies, BeeHealthy, Bittium, Conlog, CPE Production, DigiFinland, Ensto Group, Helkama-Auto, ICEYE, IQM Quantum Computers, KONE, Konecranes, KONTIO, KT-Shelter, Lumon Invest, Nokia Solutions and Networks, Nordic Healthcare Group, Patria, Peikko Group Corporation, Planmeca, Proventia, Satatuote, Stora Enso, Temet, Wärtsilä and YIT.
President of the Republic of Finland Alexander Stubb last visited Prague in August 2024 for the GLOBSEC Forum (photo). The previous bilateral visit to the Czech Republic at the level of heads of state or government was President Martti Ahtisaari’s state visit in 1996. The most recent presidential visit between the two countries took place in June 2005, when President Václav Klaus met President Tarja Halonen in Finland.
