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Czech-Iceland relations are foreign relations between theCzech Republic andIceland. Both countries established diplomatic relations on 1 January 1993. The Czech Republic is represented in Iceland through an honorary consulate inReykjavík. Iceland is represented in the Czech Republic through its embassy inVienna (Austria) and through an honorary consulate inPrague.
Both countries are full members ofNATO, theEuropean Economic Area, of theCouncil of Europe, of theOrganisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, and of theOrganization for Security and Co-operation in Europe.
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TheCzech Air Force takes part in the NATOIcelandic Air Policing mission to guard the airspace over Iceland.
The first top-level meeting between the countries took place in 1997, when Czech Prime MinisterVáclav Klaus went to Iceland on a state visit. He met with his counterpart, Icelandic Prime MinisterDavíð Oddsson to discussNATO.[1][2]
Czech PresidentVáclav Havel made an official visit to Iceland in 1999, meeting with Icelandic PresidentÓlafur Ragnar Grímsson. Topics of discussion included NATO membership and the possibilities of its future expansion.[3]
Václav Klaus, as Czech President, made a state visit to Iceland in 2005. He met Icelandic Prime MinisterHalldór Ásgrímsson. During the visit Klaus indicated support for Iceland's membership of theEuropean Union.[4]
The Czech Republic would welcome it if Iceland joined the European Union," Czech President Vaclav Klaus, who is on an official visit to Iceland, told CTK today after his meeting with Icelandic Prime Minister Halldor Asgrimsson. "We would definitely vote for it [Iceland's EU entry]," Klaus said.Iceland has not applied for EU membership yet, but it is a member of the European Economic Area (EEA), comprising along...
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